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Guwahati Police Commissioner said preliminary investigation suggests the incident stemmed from a property dispute related to the lease agreement of the hotel, reports Kulagita Saud.

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00:00An unfortunate incident of firing took place today around 9 p.m. at Hotel Bilasin in this Bora service area
00:10of Guwahati.
00:13Six persons sustained gunshot injuries and unfortunately five of them have succumbed to their injuries.
00:21One is undergoing treatment and the suspect, the accused has been apprehended, the weapon used has been seized, interrogation is
00:35on.
00:36And what appears during this preliminary investigation, we think this incident has stemmed from a property dispute related to the
00:53lease agreement of this Hotel Bilasin.
00:55So, investigation now is in a preliminary stage. The most important thing at this point in time is that an
01:08unfortunate incident of firing has taken place.
01:11Five persons have succumbed to their injuries and the accused has been apprehended within an hour of the incident.
01:20And scientific investigation, proper investigation is on to bring the case to the logical conclusion.
01:28And we will update you as and when we get more.
01:30Can the police confirm the identity of the people who were already dead?
01:37They are the owner's side. These five persons have succumbed to the injuries. Four of them belong to the same
01:48family.
01:49And the other person is from their village. And the other injured person is also from their village.
01:57And we will disclose the names, exact names, without any spelling mistake and all because it is related to an
02:06unfortunate thing like death.
02:08But we can confirm at this point that five persons have succumbed to the injuries and one is undergoing treatment.
02:16Four out of these five are from the same family. And it has happened due to a property dispute.
02:28A dispute related to the lease agreement of Hotel Bilasin between the owner's side and the person who had taken
02:35it on lease.
02:36Is the accused related to the people who had already dead?
02:39No, they are not related.
02:41Is the accused a hired killer?
02:43No, no. He is not a hired killer. He had taken this hotel on lease.
02:47So how many people have surrendered to the police?
02:50One. Only one. One person, yes. His name is Ghanokanto Govaj.
02:55So he is from where?
02:56He is from Assam.
02:57So what kind of weapons were you used?
02:580.32 pistol.

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