Guwahati: The CJM court has directed police to ensure that the accused in the Guwahati hotel shooting case is accompanied by adequate police personnel if he is taken out for the discovery of evidence after sunset and before sunrise.The court further directed that a deputy superintendent of police-rank officer accompany the accused if he is taken out for the discovery of evidence in connection with the case.Police have also been directed not to subject the accused to custodial torture during police remand. The investigating officer has been instructed to have the accused medically examined every 24 hours.The court directed police to provide the accused with basic necessities, including hygienic food and water. The investigating officer was also directed to comply with the rules governing custodial detention.Ghanakanta Gogoi, the accused in the case, was arrested on Oct 26 night following his surrender several hours after he allegedly shot dead five people. The court remanded him in police custody for seven days on Oct 27.Gogoi took Hotel Bilas Inn in Guwahati’s Ulubari area on a five-year lease in Sept last year. Police allege that he shot dead the hotel’s co-owners, Helena Bharali and her elder brother, Bhudev Bharali; Helena’s son, Debarshi; her daughter-in-law, Rinika; and caretaker Narayan Das over a financial dispute.The hotel’s driver, Satyendra Pathak, was injured in the shooting and is undergoing treatment at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital.The incident took place during a meeting called by Gogoi on Oct 26 to resolve the financial dispute at the hotel.Police allege that Gogoi had not paid rent for about 11 months. He had taken the hotel on lease at a monthly rent of Rs 1.8 lakh.Police conducted a search at Gogoi’s rented house at Basistha in Guwahati on Friday.
