At least five killed in Guwahati hotel-area shooting

At least five people were reported killed after gunfire near Hotel Bilas Inn in Guwahati on Monday night, and police launched an operation to find those responsible. Reports said four people died at the scene and another later died in hospital. Several others were injured, though accounts differed on their number and condition. The shooting was reported around 9 p.m. near the hotel in the Bora Service area. Guwahati Police Commissioner Partha Sarathi Mahanta said police had recovered four bodies and sent them for postmortem examinations. The fifth death was reported after an injured person succumbed in hospital. Police reached the scene and began investigating. Mahanta said officers had launched an operation to apprehend the perpetrators. The identities of the attackers and the motive were not known in the reports. Reports differed on the number of injured. One account said a single injured person was taken to hospital, while others described several injured people receiving treatment at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital. One report said two women and a hotel employee were among those injured; that account did not establish whether they were included in the other reported...