Gopal Khemka murder turns political flashpoint ahead of Bihar Polls

Gopal Khemka, a prominent businessman, was shot dead in Patna weeks before the Bihar assembly elections.

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00:00The Patna businessman murder case has become a hot-button issue ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections.

00:12Gopal Khemka was shot dead outside his residence in a posh Patna locality on June 4.

00:16In 2018, his son Gunjan was also shot dead by bike-born assailants over a disputed land deal.

00:21According to reports, the crime is being linked to gangster Ajay Verma,

00:24currently lodged in Patna's Beaud jail.

00:26Verma is set to have had a long-standing land dispute with Gopal Khemka.

00:30On July 5, police conducted a raid inside the jail as part of the investigation.

00:34Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused Nitish Kumar and the BJP of making Bihar the crime capital of India.

00:40Meanwhile, NDA ally Chirak Paswan, who just declared his intention to contest the polls,

00:45also criticized the NDA-led Bihar government.

00:47Leader of Opposition Tejas Vyadav, former Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

00:51and Bihar Deputy CM Samrat Chaudhary also visited the businessman's residence near Gandhi Medan

00:56to express their condolences.

00:58With the Bihar elections approaching, Gopal Khemka's murder carries far more weight than just another murder case.