Barpeta , The last rites of the five persons killed in the Guwahati hotel firing incident were performed at their native places in Assam’s Barpeta and Baksa districts, officials said on Wednesday.
The lone survivor of the incident, Pathak, is undergoing treatment at the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital . Assam Police has formed a Special Investigation Team to probe the firing incident, with the bereaved family alleging the attack was planned and demanding exemplary punishment for the accused. He will be produced before the court again on November 3. The Bharali family had entered into a five-year lease agreement with the accused on September 10, 2025, at a monthly rent of approximately ₹ 1.8 lakh, according to a police statement.
Five people, including four members of a business family, were killed and another injured in a shooting at Hotel Bilas Inn in the Bora Service area on GS Road on Monday night following a dispute between the property owners and the leaseholder over the hotel’s management. A court on Tuesday night remanded the accused to seven days of police custody.
The deceased have been identified as Bhudev Bharali , his sister Helena , her son Debarshi Kashyap and daughter-in-law Rinika Kashyap , and family staffer Narayan Das . A driver of the Bharali family, Satyendra Pathak , was also injured in the shooting. After post-mortem and necessary formalities on Tuesday, the bodies of four from the owner family reached their residence at Issapurhati in Barpeta town around 10:15 pm, an official said.
