A forensic team at the spot where Ghanakanta Gogoi's (inset) encounter took place (PTI).Ghanakanta Gogoi, accused of being involved in a shooting that killed five people in Guwahati at Hotel Bilas on October 26, died after police fired at him during a transfer to Assam’s Sivasagar district, Senior Superintendent of Police Papori Chetia said on Wednesday. Police alleged that Gogoi tried to seize an officer’s service pistol after being allowed out of the vehicle to relieve himself at Phulpanichiga in Sivasagar district.VIDEO | Guwahati hotel firing: Sivasagar SSP Papori Chetia visits encounter site where prime accused Ghanakanta Gogoi was killed in a police encounter.#AssamNews #SivasagarEncounter(Full video available on PTI Videos – https://t.co/d8jp61yd2p) https://t.co/nRyTcmG2iy— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) November 4, 2026Gogoi was sent to Central Jail on Tuesday after his seven-day police custody ended on Monday.According to news agency ANI quoting Chetia, Gogoi attempted to snatch the weapon of sub-inspector Debashish Sharma, the investigating officer in the case. She described Gogoi as a trained professional shooter. The SSP said two to three rounds were discharged during the struggle, with two bullets striking the police vehicle. Another officer accompanying the team then fired his service weapon to prevent further injury to Sharma, she said.Chetia said, “Because he is a trained professional shooter, so he tried to snatch the service pistol of our officer who is an investigating officer also. And during that scuffle, three rounds of bullets have been fired… and to prevent further assault, one of the PSO had to fire back from his service weapon and in that the accused was also injured and when he was brought to the hospital he was declared dead…”#WATCH | Sivasagar, Assam: Ghanakanta Gogoi, allegedly involved in the shooting deaths of five people in Guwahati, dies after being injured in a police firing incident in Sivasagar.SSP Papori Chetia says, “While transporting one wanted accused of Sivasagar Police Station… he requested for a nature’s call and then in this area he was taken out of the vehicle for that. Because he is a trained professional shooter, so he tried to snatch the service pistol of our officer who is an investigating officer also. And during that scuffle, three rounds of bullets have been fired… and to prevent further assault, one of the PSO had to fire back from his service weapon and in that the accused was also injured and when he was brought to the hospital he was declared dead…” (03.11)— ANI (@ANI) November 4, 2026Gogoi succumbed to the bullet wounds while being taken to hospital, according to the SSP. Sharma suffered an injury to his right leg. Chetia said his condition was stable. Further details of the incident were awaited.The case follows a shooting reported to Paltan Bazar Police Station at around 9 PM on October 26. Officers who reached the hotel found four people dead in the reception area and two injured on the approach road.Both injured people were taken to Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, where one later died. The other remains under treatment.The five deceased were identified as Bhudev Bharali, 65, and Narayan Das, 48, both from Barpeta; and Helena Bharali, 58, Debarshi Kashyap, 39, and Rinika Kashyap, 30, all residents of Guwahati’s Nabin Nagar.Gogoi is believed to have shot the Bharalis over a property dispute.