1 accused in bizman murder case killed in gunfight, 2 held

POLICE SAID SAO GAVE A ₹4-LAKH CONTRACT TO THE SHOOTER TO KILL BUSINESSMAN GOPAL KHEMKA

- Avinash Kumar

day claimed to have solved the murder case of industrialist Gopal Khemka, who was shot dead ina posh Patna locality last week, with the arrest of two accused and the recovery of the firearm used in the crime, blaming the killing on a land deal that went awry.

While the police arrested alleged shooter Umesh Yadav (52) and conspirator Ashok Sao (65), a third accused, Vikas alias Raja (20), who was suspected to have supplied the weapon used in the crime, was gunned down in a police encounter in Patna on Tuesday, an officer said. Director general of police (DGP) Vinay Kumar said the Special Task Force (STF) and Patna police tracked Yadav with the help of CCTV footage and nabbed him from his house by identifying his motorcycle.