Patna Police received information around 11 PM that businessman Gopal Khemka had been shot dead in the southern part of the Gandhi Maidan area.
Gopal Khemka, a prominent Bihar-based businessman and BJP leader, was shot dead outside his home in Patna late Friday night, police said. The incident comes six years after his son, Gunjan Khemka, was murdered in an eerily similar manner.
Gopal Khemka was reportedly returning home when he was attacked around 11 pm near Hotel Panache in the Gandhi Maidan police station area. His residence is located in a society adjacent to the hotel.
Patna Superintendent of Police Diksha confirmed the development, saying, “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.”
She said, “One bullet and one shell have been recovered,” adding that Khemka died on the spot.
SP Diksha said that CCTV footage from the incident site is being examined as part of the ongoing investigation.
The incident bears resemblance to the murder of his son Gunjan Khemka in a daring attack in December 2018, right outside the gate of his factory located in the Hajipur industrial area.
Meanwhile, independent MP from Purnea, Pappu Yadav (Rajesh Ranjan), visited the murder spot and criticised the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government.
“Bihar has become a sanctuary for criminals! Nitish ji, please spare Bihar,” he wrote on X.
He added that if the government had taken strict action when Gunjan was killed, “Gopal Khemka would not have been murdered today.”