Is Gopal Khemka Murder Case Linked to the Unsolved Killing of His Son Gunjan Khemka?

On Friday, a bike-borne man in Bihar capital shot dead Businessman Gopal Khemka, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader. Six years ago the same was done to his son, Gunjan Khemka.

According to the police, Khemka came home, at Ramgulam Chowk, at about 11 pm after leaving Bankipur Club. “As soon as he alighted from his vehicle, an assailant fired at him from point-blank range and the bike-borne assailant managed to flee. He was immediately rushed to a private hospital where the doctor declared him brought dead,” a police officer said.

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The director general of police (DGP) of Bihar, Binay Kumar has ordered the Special Task Force (STF) and Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to support Patna police, the officer said.

“Multiple rounds of bullets of 9mm bore were fired when the victims were still inside the car. Raids are being conducted to nab the killer. The reason behind the murder is not clear. A special investigation team (SIT) has been formed to probe the case,” city superintendent of police (SP) said.

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Gunjan, the owner of G K Cotton Mill is shot dead by a man on a bicycle on December, 20, 2018, outside his factory gates in the Hajipur industrial estate area in Vaishali district of Bihar.

This incident is somewhat similar to the killing of his son Gunjan Khemka in a bold attack in December 2018, just near the gate of his factory in the Hajipur industrial area.

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In the meantime, an independent MP representing Purnea Pappu Yadav (Rajesh Ranjan), visited the scene of the murder and lashed out at the Bihar government headed by Nitish Kumar.

“Bihar has become a sanctuary for criminals! Nitish ji, please spare Bihar,” he wrote on X.

He added that if the government had taken strict action when Gunjan was killed, “Gopal Khemka would not have been murdered today.”

In another post, Yadav wrote, “Seven years ago, Gopal Khemka ji’s son Gunjan Khemka was murdered, and I had gone to assure them of justice. If the government at that time had not become a partner to the criminals and had taken strict action against them, Gopal Khemka ji would not have been murdered today! As soon as I got the news, I reached there. But in this cruel mega-thug regime, no one is safe, Bihar has become a sanctuary for criminals! Nitish ji, please spare Bihar.”

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