Guwahati shooting: Four of same family killed in hotel Bilas Inn firing; accused arrested
Five people were killed and one injured in a shooting at Hotel Bilas Inn in Guwahati, allegedly due to a property dispute involving a lease agreement. Police arrested the suspect, Ghanakanta Gogoi, shortly after the incident and are currently conducting a forensic investigation.
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This incident highlights the severity of property-related violence and the rapid response of local law enforcement in high-profile criminal cases.
GUWAHATI: Five people, four of them from same family, were killed and another sustained gunshot injury in a shooting at the hotel owned by the family in Guwahati on Tuesday evening over a suspected property dispute.Within an hour of the incident Guwahati police nabbed the alleged killer, Ghanakanta Gogoi and seized a licensed .32 bore pistol. Police said Gogoi had taken the hotel on lease from the owners last year.The incident occurred at Hotel Bilas Inn on the city’s busiest arterial road, GS Road at around 9 pm. Police have not yet revealed the identities of the dead.Guwahati Commissioner of Police Partha Sarathi Mahanta “Preliminary investigation and we suspect the incident stemmed from a dispute between the hotel owners and Gogoi over a lease agreement. Gogoi had taken the hotel on lease last year.
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