Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s action in the Gopal Khemka murder case: Gopal Khemka murder Case

Gopal Khemka murder Case: Following the murder of a Patna-based businessman, Gopal Khemka in Patna, Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar on Saturday convened a review meeting with the top cop of the state, Constable Vinay Kumar and other senior officers to evaluate the law and order at the state.

In one of his posts on a social media platform X, the Chief Minister explained that the law and order was the number one priority of the government and added that he would not spare criminals operating within the state at all costs.

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"Held a review meeting on law and order with the Director General of Police and other senior police officials at 'Sankalp'. Law and order is the government's topmost priority. No matter who the criminals are, they will not be spared at any cost," the post read.

1 अणे मार्ग स्थित ‘संकल्प’ में पुलिस महानिदेशक एवं अन्य वरीय पुलिस पदाधिकारियों के साथ विधि व्यवस्था की समीक्षा बैठक की। विधि व्यवस्था सरकार की सर्वोच्च प्राथमिकता है। अपराध करने वाले कोई भी हों, उन्हें किसी कीमत पर बख्शा नहीं जाए। घटित आपराधिक घटनाओं के अनुसंधान कार्यों में तेजी…

— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) July 5, 2025

Kumar also added that the police and the administration in the state had been told to act in full preparedness and strictness.

"Directed to expedite the investigation of criminal incidents and take swift action against the guilty. Instructed the police and administration to work with full preparedness and strictness to maintain law and order," the post read.

In the meantime, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav accused that hundred of businessmen had been killed in Bihar, and it could not be termed as Jungle Raj.

There were also questionable violations of the law and order issue which was under question by a former Deputy Chief Minister Yadav and said, "A few steps away from the police station in Patna, a prominent Bihar businessman was shot dead!"

"Hundreds of businessmen are being murdered in Bihar every month, but we can't call it jungle raj? Because this is what the scriptures call media management, perception management, and image management", Tejashwi Yadav wrote on 'X' in Hindi.

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Earlier in the day, RJD leader Mrtiyunjay Tiwari attacked the Bihar government over murder of businessman Gopal Khemka in Patna saying that the state has become lawless under leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

The party chief of RJD said that Nitish Kumar ceased to be competent enough to continue his term as the Chief Minister of Bihar. "Nitish Kumar is no longer fit to remain on the Chief Minister's chair even for a moment. Bihar has descended into a state of lawlessness... Only the departure of this government will bring good to Bihar", Mrityunjay Tiwari told ANI.

In the meantime, the Bihar Police established a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to attend to the case of murder. Patna Central SP will be the head of the SIT.

On arrival at the crime scene, the forensic team found Gopal Khemka, who was murdered in Gandhi Maidan in Patna, early in the morning of Saturday. This happened on July 4.

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