Businessman Gopal Khemka's funeral
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Prominent Bihar-based businessman Gopal Khemka was shot dead outside his residence in Patna by a bike-borne assailant, seven years after miscreants had gunned down his son in Hajipur.
The incident took place around 11:40 pm on Friday near the gate of Khemka’s house in Gandhi Maidan locality as he was about to alight from his car, they said.
On Sunday, Patna Police detained more than a dozen people with regards to this case. As per a report by India Today one of the suspects, named Roshan Kumar, is said to have been detained when he attended Khemka's funeral on July 6.
The police stated that Roshan is being interrogated regarding the matter for his possible involvement in the case, the report said.
About Gopal Khemka:
Gopal Khemka was a prominent industrialist and the owner of Magadh Hospital in Patna, though he reportedly sold the hospital after losing his son in a similar attack in 2018.
Known as an industrialist, Khemka was also involved in local politics as a member of the BJP.
He also had a son named Gunjan, who was 38 years old at the time of his death in 2018.
Following Khemka's death, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said the incident has once again proven that the BJP and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar have together made Bihar the "crime capital of India".
Gandhi also asserted that in the upcoming assembly polls, the vote will not be just to change the government, but to save the state.
In a post in Hindi on X, Gandhi said the shooting of businessman Gopal Khemka in Patna has once again proven that the BJP and Nitish Kumar have together made Bihar the "crime capital of India".
(With PTI inputs)