Three Guwahati police officers transferred after Ulubari hotel shooting
Two members of the Special Investigation Team probing the October 26 Hotel Bilas Inn shooting have been transferred.
Three senior police officers in Guwahati have been transferred, including two members of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating the October 26 shooting at Hotel Bilas Inn, according to The Assam Tribune.
DCP (Central) Shambhavi Mishra has been posted as Commandant of the Silchar-based 6 APBn, while Mrinal Deka, principal of the Lachit Barphukan Police Academy, will replace her. ADCP (Central) Viku L Achumi has been moved to the Barpeta-based 28 APBn as second-in-command, with Lakhipur CDSP Prithwiraj Rajkhowa replacing him.
ACP (Panbazar) Partha Pratim Duwarah has been transferred to the 1 APBn as Assistant Commandant, to be replaced by APS officer Rishav Phukan. Both Mishra and Achumi were part of the six-member SIT, headed by Joint Commissioner of Police Ankur Jain.
The shooting at the Ulubari area hotel left five people dead and allegedly followed a dispute over the lease and management of the premises. The main accused, Ghanakanta Gogoi, was arrested on the night of the incident and was remanded to seven days of police custody on October 27.
Gogoi is scheduled to be produced before the court on November 3. Meanwhile, his wife, Jonmoni Gogoi, appeared before Dhemaji Police on October 31 and expressed willingness to cooperate with the investigation.
No official reason has been stated for the transfers, which occur as investigators continue to examine the circumstances leading to the firing.