Guwahati, Nov. 3 -- Ghanakanta Gogoi, the prime accused in the Hotel Bilas Inn shooting in Guwahati that left five people dead, was sent to judicial custody on November 3 after completing seven days of police remand.

The 34-year-old businessman was produced before the court after the expiry of his remand. Police did not seek an extension of his custody for further interrogation.

Gogoi was arrested shortly after the October 26 shooting at Hotel Bilas Inn in the Bora Service area of Guwahati. The incident claimed five lives, including those of four members of the hotel-owning Bharali family, while another person sustained bullet injuries.

Preliminary police findings suggest that the shooting followed a dispute over the hotel's lease and ...