Gangster link, property dispute: What cops probing in Patna businessman murder

Bihar police, which is currently probing the murder of high-profile business tycoon Gopal Khemka is now suspecting the involvement of gangster Ajay Verma, presently lodged in Beur jail behind the murder. Khemka was murdered by a bike-borne assailant near his home on Friday night.

A FIR has been filed by Gaurav Khemka, the younger son of Gopal Khemka against an unknown person.

According to sources, Ajay Verma was also questioned during a raid inside Beur jail by top officials of Bihar police.

The police suspect that the murder was conducted due to a land dispute and are investigating the case by linking it to contract killing.

Gopal Khemka, the owner of Magadh hospital, one of the oldest private hospitals in the state was shot dead just as he stepped out of his car near an apartment close to his residence, Panche Hotel, in the posh Gandhi Maidan area on Friday night.

Meanwhile, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has hit out at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and the BJP over the murder, claiming that the ruling NDA coalition in the state has 'turned Bihar into the crime capital of India'.

"Today, Bihar lives under the shadow of loot, gunfire, and murder. Crime has become the new normal, and the government has completely failed," he tweeted.

The Congress MP further appealed to the people of Bihar, urging them not to vote for a government "that cannot protect your children" in the upcoming Assembly elections.

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