The main suspect in the murder of industrialist Gopal Khemka was killed in a police encounter in Patna

The main suspect in the murder of industrialist Gopal Khemka was killed in a police encounter in Patna

Gopal Khemka murder case: An alleged notorious criminal and arms supplier, Patna businessman accused of supplying arms to contract killers Gopal Khemka murderedA police encounter was killed during a raid on Monday night.

The Bihar Police Control Room confirmed the Indian Express that Vikas alias Raja (29) had died during the police encounter.

Police raids after the arrest of an accused, Gopal Sao, a businessman and former member of the Bankipur Club, who allegedly contracted Umesh for Rs 3.5 lakh. Shooter Umesh was also arrested on Monday,

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A police source said, “Vikas aka Raja, who has many cases pending against him, allegedly provided weapons and ammunition to Umesh.”

Police control room message to the higher officials said: “While verifying the information received from the District Control Room, the police station officer, Malsalami said that in a police-criminal encounter near Peer Damaria Ghat at 07/08.07.2025, in a criminal encounter near Peer Damaria Ghat, 02 km of the police station, west west of the police station. On and investigated the matter.

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The body was sent to Patna, Naland Medical College Hospital, Patna for post -mortem.

According to police sources, the suspect, recognized Vikas alias Raja, “tried to escape and set the police officers on fire as he tried to arrest him”.

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“They were suspected of supplying guns for shooting. When the police team tried to arrest him, they set fire and the police also set fire to the police, resulting in death. No officer was injured in the incident. No officer was injured. A pistol, and a spending and live cartridges were recovered from the scene,” said the officer.

Gopal Khemka, a prominent businessman and owner of Magadh Hospital, was shot and killed when he was waiting in his car outside the main gate of his residence near the Panke Hotel in Gandhi Maidan area.

Santosh Singh

Santosh Singh is a senior assistant editor with the Indian Express since June 2008. He focused the main focus on politics, society and governance. Search and explanatory stories are also his fort. Singh has a 25 -year experience in print journalism covering Bihar, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka. … read more

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