The Bihar Police on Wednesday suspended a station house officer (SHO) for dereliction of duty in connection with the murder of Patna-based industrialist Gopal Khemka.
The order suspending Gandhi Maidan Police Station SHO Rajesh Kumar was issued by Central Range (Patna) Inspector General (IG) Jitendra Rana, an officer said.
“Gandhi Maidan PS SHO was suspended for dereliction of duty in connection with the murder of industrialist Gopal Khemka,” Patna Senior Superintendent of Police Kartikeya K Sharma told the media agency.
The SSP added that there are other cases in which the SHO’s investigation was found unsatisfactory.
Khemka was shot dead outside his residence in Patna by a motorcycle-borne assailant at 11.40 pm on 4 July, seven years after miscreants gunned down his son in Hajipur.
The incident took place near the gate of Khemka’s house in the Gandhi Maidan locality as he was about to alight from his car.
Police later arrested two people, including the gunman, in connection with the killing.
Khemka was reportedly associated with the BJP.
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