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Police Nab Shooter and Kill Key Suspect in Patna Industrialist’s Contract Killing Case

Police say the killing was a contract hit tied to a ₹4 lakh payment now under analysis

Police personnel investigate a crime scene after Businessman Gopal Khemka was shot dead near his residence in Patna on Saturday.
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Subhash, a 45-year-old resident of Bhupgarhi village in Jani Khurd, was shot from behind while working in his field. (Sourced)

Overview

  • Joint STF and Patna Police on July 7 arrested shooter Umesh Rai and alleged plotter Ashok Sahu after tracing suspects via CCTV and detaining a funeral attendee
  • In the early hours of July 8, officers encountered and shot dead Vikas alias Raja in Patna’s Malsalami area after he opened fire, recovering his pistol and cartridges
  • Bihar DGP Vinay Kumar identified a property dispute as the motive and confirmed that half of the ₹4 lakh contract was paid in advance to the gunman
  • Investigators have seized the motorcycle used in the attack along with live rounds and financial documents as they reconstruct the conspiracy
  • The probe has expanded to examine why Khemka’s government-assigned bodyguards were withdrawn in April 2024 amid intensifying criticism of Bihar’s law and order