Police Examine Meta Smart Glasses Seized After Guwahati Hotel Shooting

Police seized Meta smart glasses from Ghanakanta Gogoi, accused in a Guwahati hotel shooting. The attack killed five people, and police are checking whether the glasses hold video or audio from it. The glasses may show what happened at Hotel Bilas Inn on October 26, but police have not confirmed they captured anything. ⁹

Hotel Bilas Inn, in Guwahati’s Bora Service area, was the scene of gunfire around 9 p.m. Six people were shot, and five later died. Police say Gogoi, who leased the hotel, was arrested within an hour, and a licensed .32-bore pistol was seized. Investigators suspect a dispute between Gogoi and the owners over the hotel lease, but they are still working out what happened. ^2,3

The lease dispute involved a family whose losses reach beyond the hotel: four of the dead were members of the owner’s family, while the fifth was connected to them. A sixth person, identified in reports as Satyen or Satyendra Pathak, survived and was stable in hospital; doctors said the bullet passed through his hand without harming vital organs. Gogoi’s glasses could help show what happened just before and during the shooting, but police must first find and check any recording. ^3,9

The money details of the dispute remain under investigation. Reports say the hotel was leased to Gogoi about a year ago, and relatives have alleged unpaid rent and bills; police have not confirmed those claims directly caused the shooting. Investigators are now examining the glasses and questioning Gogoi, while also reviewing the weapon and other evidence.^7,9 The next clear step is a lab check for recordings that could help show how the attack unfolded.