Ghanakanta Gogoi, accused in the October 26 shooting that killed five people, was allegedly trying to escape police custody in Sivasagar. In a sensational encounter, Assam Police on Wednesday said they were compelled to shoot dead the prime accused in the deadly Guwahati hotel firing that claimed five lives on October 26, after he allegedly tried to escape from custody in Assam’s Sivasagar district.Ghanakanta Gogoi, 34, was killed around 3.10 a.m.