In a significant development in the Gopal Khemka murder case, the Bihar Police on Monday announced the arrest of another accused linked to the crime. According to Additional Director General of Police Kundan Krishnan, the shooter who killed prominent Bihar businessman Gopal Khemka late Friday night outside his residence in Patna has been arrested. The police have confirmed his involvement in the crime.
"The facts that have come in the investigation are that the shooter has been arrested, and we have the evidence against him," Krishnan told ANI.
He added that the police have gathered evidence against a man named Ashok Sahu, who allegedly financed the contract killers to carry out the murder.
"There can be many reasons behind this; many call records have to be checked," he added.
Earlier in the day, one of the accused in the businessman Gopal Khemka murder case was killed in a police encounter on Tuesday morning near Damaiya ghat in Patna, Bihar, police said.
The accused, identified as Vikas alias Raj, was reportedly the arms supplier to the main accused, according to a confirmation by Patna SSP, ANI reported.
According to the police, Vikas was killed at around 2:45 am in a police encounter near Damaiya ghat in the limits of Malslami police station. The police have also recovered one pistol and a cartridge from the site. The body was sent to Nalanda Medical College for post-mortem examination.
Businessman Gopal Khemka was shot dead near the main gate of his residence in Patna's Gandhi Maidan area on Friday, July 4. He had requested police protection for his family.
