GG News Bureau
Patna, 5th July: In a brazen display of lawlessness, prominent businessman Gopal Khemka was shot dead late Thursday night in the heart of Patna, not far from the police headquarters. The chilling execution-style murder near Gandhi Maidan has sparked a political storm, echoing the still-unresolved 2018 killing of his son, BJP leader Gunjan Khemka.
The incident occurred around 11 pm. Police confirmed that one bullet and shell were recovered from the scene. “We received the alert around 11 pm that businessman Gopal Khemka was shot dead in the southern stretch of Gandhi Maidan. The crime scene has been sealed, and a probe is on,” said SP Diksha.
Bihar DGP Vinay Kumar has announced the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT), led by the SP City Central, to crack the case — but critics say the move reeks of damage control amid mounting public outrage.
This high-profile murder has reignited memories of the cold-blooded 2018 killing of Gunjan Khemka, a BJP leader and Gopal’s son, who was gunned down inside his factory in Hajipur. Shockingly, even back then, senior BJP leaders failed to show up at the funeral of their own party member — a betrayal that left the family shattered.
“Gunjan devoted hours daily to BJP work, yet no one raised a voice when he was killed,” said uncle Ram Khemka, recalling the anguish at the Gulbi Ghat crematorium.
RJD’s Mrityunjay Tiwari launched a fierce attack, calling the murder a glaring symbol of Bihar’s descent into lawlessness:
“This is not just a murder — this is Gunda Raj! A businessman is shot dead in a posh area near police HQ, and the police arrive two hours later. This government is in deep slumber.”
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, already under fire for deteriorating law and order, now faces further embarrassment with a murder unfolding under the nose of state intelligence and law enforcement machinery.
Adding to the political heat is the uncomfortable silence — yet again — from top BJP brass. Their failure to respond decisively after the 2018 killing, and now again after Gopal Khemka’s assassination, has raised eyebrows within and outside the party.
Public anger is palpable. The fact that two members of the same family — both prominent and politically connected — have been shot dead within six years has exposed glaring holes in Bihar’s policing and governance.
With nearly 300 reported killings in the state this year, and now a businessman slain near the seat of power, questions loom large:
Who rules Bihar — the government or the guns?
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