Businessman Gopal Khemka murder: Accused killed in police encounter in Bihar; was suspected conspirator in case
JD(U) leader Rajeev Ranjan said the accused was killed after he tried to attack police.
"As per the information we have received, Police have killed an accused in the Khemka murder case who tried to attack police. Nitish Kumar ji is monitoring every incident," JD (U) leader Rajiv Ranjan said.
This comes a day after police arrested two persons involved in the murder of the Patna-based industrialist, including the man who had pulled the trigger.
"Both persons have been held in Patna by a joint team of Special Task Force and Patna Police.
The investigation is in progress. We will be able to divulge more details in due course," said the officer.
Gopal Khemka was shot dead outside his residence in Patna by a bike-borne assailant at 11.40 pm on Friday, seven years after miscreants had gunned down his son in Hajipur. The incident had taken place near the gate of Khemka's house in the Gandhi Maidan locality.
Following the incident, chief minister Nitish Kumar held a meeting to review the law and order situation in the state on Saturday during which he instructed officials to complete the investigation at the earliest, officials said.
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