Patna: The Bihar Police has formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the murder case of businessman Gopal Khemka. SIT has been formed on businessman Gopal Khemka murder case by Bihar police, SP City Central will lead this SIT, as per Director General of Police (DGP) Vinay kumar.
VIDEO | Patna, Bihar: Prominent businessman Gopal Khemka was shot dead near his residence in Patna by a bike-borne assailant late Friday. CCTV visuals of the incident.#PatnaNews #BiharNews
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Meanwhile, the forensic team arrived at the crime scene on morning of July 5 following Gopal Khemka’s murder in Patna’s Gandhi Maidan.
Police have launched an investigation after a businessman was allegedly shot dead in the south area of the Gandhi Maidan in Bihar, a police officer said earlier. The incident took place on July 4.
Superintendent of Police (SP), Patna, Diksha told ANI on Saturday, “On the night of July 4, at around 11 pm, we received information that businessman Gopal Khemka has been shot dead in the south area of the Gandhi Maidan…”
“The crime scene has been secured, and further investigation is underway… One bullet and one shell have been recovered…”, the police official added.
#WATCH | Patna, Bihar | On businessman Gopal Khemka being shot dead, SP Patna Diksha says, "On the night of July 4, at around 11 pm, we received information that businessman Gopal Khemka has been shot dead in the south area of the Gandhi Maidan… The crime scene has been… pic.twitter.com/o8C0gVoz7B
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Meawhile it was in 2018, that his son, Gunjan Khemka, 38, was also killed in broad daylight after an unidentified bike-borne assailant opened fire while he was going to step out of his car in front of his cotton factory in Vaishali, on the outskirts of Patna.
On June 10, two youths were shot dead near a temple in the Bikram police station area of Paliganj subdivision of Patna district.
An Apache motorcycle and 12 bullet shells were recovered from the spot. According to police, the double murder took place near Guerrilla Sthan on Manjhauli-Singhara Road. Locals informed police via Dial 112, after which a team reached the scene and took custody of the bodies.
Police said both youths were shot at close range, likely while they were at the temple, which led to instant death. The mobile phone found in one victim’s pocket helped identify him as a resident of Baghakol in Bikram block. According to the police, efforts were taken to confirm the identity of the second youth.
“The bodies of two persons were recovered on the side of Manjhauli-Singhara road under Bikram police station. Prima facie, both persons appear to have been shot dead. Forensic evidence has been collected by the police with the help of the FSL team, and the incident is being investigated with the help of the dog squad team.”
(With inputs from ANI)
