5 Killed In Shootout At Guwahati Hotel After Dispute Between Owner, Lessee
A violent dispute between a hotel owner and a leaseholder in Guwahati, India, resulted in five deaths and one injury. Police have arrested one suspect and seized the weapon used in the shooting.
Why it matters
This incident highlights the severity of property-related disputes and the potential for lethal escalation in commercial conflicts.
Five people were killed and one was critically injured after a man opened fire in a hotel in Guwahati on Monday. The incident occurred at Hotel Bilas Inn in Guwahati's Bora Service area. A dispute between the hotel owner and the person who took the lease led to the shootout, police told news agency PTI, with the leaseholder perpetrating the attack. One person has been arrested in association with the incident.
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