Overview

• Gopal Khemka, a prominent BJP leader and businessman, was shot dead outside his Patna home on July 4, six years after his son was killed in a similar attack
• Investigators recovered a bullet and shell casing at the scene and are examining CCTV footage for leads
• A Special Investigation Team under the Bihar DGP and city police chief has been formed to oversee the inquiry
• Relatives alleged police reached the crime scene nearly three hours after the shooting, a timeline disputed by the DGP who says officers arrived within an hour
• Opposition figures, including MP Pappu Yadav, have demanded a CBI investigation, intensifying scrutiny of Bihar’s law and order ahead of state elections