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Guwahati Hotel Shooting Leaves 5 Dead, Accused Arrested Within Hour
Police said the shooting stemmed from a lease dispute and left one survivor in stable condition after five people were killed.
Five people were killed and one person was injured in a shooting at Hotel Bilas Inn in Guwahati, Assam, on Monday night, October 26, 2026. The Indian Express
Police identified the accused as Ghanakanta Gogoi, the hotel’s leaseholder, who was arrested within an hour of the shooting. India Today NE
Preliminary investigations suggest that the shooting stemmed from a dispute between the hotel’s owners and the accused over the property’s lease agreement. The Times of India
Four of the five victims belonged to the hotel owner’s family, while the fifth was reportedly from their village; the sixth person who was shot survived and was taken to hospital for treatment. India Today NE
Police seized a licensed.32-calibre pistol believed to have been used in the attack and launched a detailed investigation to establish the circumstances surrounding the killings. dailypioneer.
Five people were shot dead at a hotel in Guwahati, India. Police arrested a hotel tenant suspected of involvement in the shooting over a rental dispute.