CNN Central News & Networks / ITDC India ePress / ITDC News /Agencies/ Bhopal: CNN Central News & Networks / ITDC India ePress / ITDC News / Agencies, Bhopal: The main accused in the case involving the killing of five people inside a hotel in Guwahati, Assam, Ghanakanta Gogoi, was killed in a police encounter early Wednesday. The action took place in the Gaurisagar area of Assam’s Sivasagar district. According to police, the accused was being taken for questioning in another case. During this, he allegedly tried to snatch a police officer’s service pistol and escape from custody. He was shot in police retaliatory action. Doctors declared him dead after he was taken to hospital.
Attempt to snatch police officer’s pistol: According to Sivasagar Senior Superintendent of Police Papori Chetia, 34-year-old Gogoi was being taken by a police team from Guwahati to Sivasagar in connection with another case. On the way, he asked for the vehicle to be stopped so he could use the toilet. After getting out of the vehicle, he tried to snatch the service pistol of investigating officer Sub-Inspector Devashish Sharma. A scuffle broke out between the two and shots were fired. Another officer in the police team fired to stop the accused. Sub-Inspector Sharma also sustained an injury to his leg in the incident. His condition was said to be stable.
Five people were killed at the hotel on October 26: Firing took place on the night of October 26 at Hotel Bilas Inn in Guwahati’s Bora Service area. Hotel owner Helena Bharali, her brother Bhudev Bharali, son Debarshi Kashyap, daughter-in-law Rinika Kashyap and Narayan Das, who was associated with the family, died in the incident. Another person was injured after being shot.
In the preliminary investigation, a dispute related to the hotel’s management, lease and property was considered the reason behind the firing. Police arrested Gogoi within an hour of the incident. After seven days of police remand were completed, the court sent him to judicial custody. Sivasagar police later took him into their custody in a 2024 bank fraud case. Police are now investigating the circumstances of the encounter. A forensic team has also collected evidence from the spot.
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