Patna (Bihar) [India], July 7 : Janata Dal (United) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha met the family of murdered businessman Gopal Khemka on Monday and emphasised that the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar himself conducted a detailed review of this case.
Speaking to the mediapersons after meeting with the victim's family, Jha said, "This is a tragic incident. I have assured the family that the Chief Minister himself has conducted a detailed review of this case and has taken feedback today as well."
The businessman Gopal Khemka was shot dead near the main gate of his residence in Patna's Gandhi Maidan area.
MP Jha further said, "Over the next two days, action in this case will definitely be taken. Whoever is guilty will be caught and will receive the harshest punishment."
A day earlier, Gaurav Khemka, son of businessman Gopal Khemka, had requested police protection for his family, citing a previous family tragedy and fear for their lives.
In his statement recorded in the FIR on Saturday, Gaurav mentioned that his brother, Gunjan Khemka, was also murdered in 2018. "After this incident, my family and I are frightened. We request that the government and police provide us with security and ensure the safety of our family. Also, the perpetrators should be arrested and punished," he wrote.
Gaurav narrated the incident in his statement, saying that around 8:30 PM, his father had gone to the Bankipore Club. When he returned home at 11:20 PM, assailants who were already waiting at the gate shot him in the head.
He added that after hearing the gunshot and being alerted by the building guard, he and his wife rushed to the gate. There, they found Gopal Khemka lying in a pool of blood. Gaurav said they rushed him to the hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
Police were informed around midnight. However, Gaurav alleged that there was no immediate action. In the FIR, he wrote, "Upon inaction by police, I, along with my family, were about to take my father's dead body home. Around 2 AM, the District Magistrate came and said that we can take the body home only after the post-mortem."
He stated that the post-mortem was conducted around 6 AM, after which the body was brought home.
An FIR has been registered in the case at Gandhi Maidan Police Station under case number 391/25, dated July 5, 2025. The case is registered under Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 27 of the Arms Act.
Bihar Police has set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the murder.