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Patna, July 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The murder of prominent Patna-based businessman Gopal Khemka in an Assembly election year has posed a significant challenge for Bihar Police, with Director General of Police (DGP) Vinay Kumar stating that the case is being pursued on a priority basis. Speaking to the media, DGP Vinay Kumar said: "Patna Police and the STF team are working effectively in this case. Based on suspicion, a dozen people have been detained and are being questioned." He further informed that a technical investigation and analysis of electronic data are underway to trace the killers and conspirators. The DGP confirmed that there is a possibility of the murder being linked to criminals lodged in Beur Jail, and keeping this in mind, a raid was conducted inside the jail. During the raid, several mobile phones were recovered, and some individuals were suspended. "The STF team visited the spot on Sunday and has gathered many important clues. However, due to security reasons, these details cannot be made public at the moment. I am confident the case will be cracked soon," Kumar said. Responding to questions about the delay in the police reaching the crime scene, the DGP explained that after the incident, the priority was to take the injured businessman to Mediversal Hospital, where he was admitted around 12:30 A.M. The Kankarbagh Police Station incharge reached the hospital within a few minutes. "There was some delay in reaching the spot, but saving the victim's life was the priority. This delay is being investigated, and if any officer is found responsible, action will be taken, including suspension," Kumar stated. Addressing queries on security arrangements, the DGP noted that Khemka had been provided a bodyguard in 2018, which continued for six years. However, the security was withdrawn after April 2024, and this decision is also under investigation. Sources have indicated that Khemka may have requested the withdrawal of security himself, but the DGP assured that a detailed probe is being conducted into all correspondence related to the security withdrawal, and if negligence by any officer is found, strict action will be taken. Businessman Gopal Khemka was shot dead near his residence in Patna, close to the Gandhi Maidan Police Station and the residences of top district officials, late on Friday night, triggering political and public outrage over Bihar's law and order situation ahead of the Assembly elections.
Raipur: Five of 31 Maoists slain in Sunday's encounter with security forces in a forest falling under Indravati National Park in Bijapur district in south Bastar of Chhattisgarh have been identified, police said on Monday. West Bastar Division secretary Hunga Karma, who was in the rank of divisional committee (DVCM) member carrying a bounty of Rs eight lakh, was among the five slain Naxals who have been identified so far, police said. The other three deceased Naxals, who have been identified, were in the rank of commander in the Maoist cadre and carried a reward of Rs five lakh each. They a ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Axiom-4 crew members, including Shubhanshu Shukla, were welcomed with hugs and drinks as they stepped into the International Space Station on Thursday. The newly launched spacecraft -- the fifth in the Dragon series and named Grace -- successfully completed a soft docking with the International Space Station at 4.01pm while orbiting above the North Atlantic Ocean."At 6:31 am EDT (4:01 IST) on Thursday, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked to the International Space Station for the fourth private astronaut mission to the orbiting laboratory, Axiom Mission 4," the National Aeronautics ...Read More >
Chandigarh, June 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here on Friday that the Punjab Police have busted a Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence-backed Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror module, being operated by the UK-based Nishan Singh on the directions of terrorist Harwinder Singh Rinda, with the arrest of its three associates, including a juvenile. Those arrested have been identified as Sehajpal Singh and Vikramjit Singh, both residents of Ramdas in Amritsar, and a 17-year-old juvenile. The Intelligence-led operation was carried out by State Speci ...Read More >
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday handed over appointment letters to 21,391 newly-appointed Constables at an event held in Bapu Auditorium, Patna, signaling a continued push to strengthen the Bihar Police force ahead of the Assembly elections after coming into the Opposition's line of fire for the law and order situation in the state. Addressing the gathering, CM Nitish emphasised the government's commitment to filling all vacant posts in the police department. "We now have over one lakh police personnel in Bihar Police. If needed, we will appoint more," CM Kumar said. In ...Read More >
Navi Mumbai: The father of a three-day-old girl who was found abandoned in a blue basket outside Navi Mumbai's Panvel wad traced and detained on Sunday, the police said. According to them, the infant's parents were not financially stable enough to raise her. Due to this, the couple decided to give up the baby to an orphanage that could look after her, reported PTI. However, the Navi Mumbai police's crime branch traced the infant's father, Aman Iqbal Kondkar, a resident of Thane's Bhiwandi, within 24 hours, an official said. ...Read More >
Chennai/Sivaganga, Jul 1 (PTI) The opposition in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday mounted pressure on the ruling DMK over the custodial death of a temple security guard in the state's Sivaganga district, demanding a CBI probe into the matter, even as the state government initiated action against policemen, including putting the district police chief on "compulsory wait". Also, a DSP was placed under suspension. The matter also came up before the Madras High Court bench in Madurai, which appointed an Enquiry Officer to look into the issue and submit a report on July 8, while allowing a CB-CID probe into ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): In the wake of the murder of businessman Gopal Khemka in Patna, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday chaired a review meeting with Director General of Police (DGP) Vinay Kumar and other senior officials to assess the law and order situation in the state. In a post on social media platform X, the Chief Minister stated that law and order was the government's topmost priority, further stating that criminals in the state would not be spared at any cost. 'Held a review meeting on law and order with the Director General of Police and other senior police of ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 5 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha on Saturday hit out at the Bihar government over the murder of businessman Gopal Khemka and pointed out that the State government has 'no authority' The incident evoked a sharp reaction from the opposition party, with Congress going on to say that there is 'Gundaraj' in Bihar. The murder came months ahead of the assembly elections due later in the year. The Bihar Police have set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the murder case, to be headed by the Patna Central SP. The incident took place on Jul ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday a plea filed by two journalists from Madhya Pradesh who were allegedly assaulted and abused at the instance of Bhind's Superintendent of Police over their reporting on "illegal sand mining" in the Chambal river. As per the causelist published on the website of the apex court, a bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Manmohan will resume hearing the matter on June 9. On Wednesday, a bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Satish Chandra Sharma issued notice on the writ petition filed by journalists Shashikant Jat ...Read More >
Patna: The state govt will soon recruit 64,000 additional constables for the Bihar Police, CM Nitish Kumar announced on Saturday after handing out appointment letters to 21,391 newly inducted constables, including a large number of women."Our govt introduced 35% reservation for women in the state police back in 2013. A total of 55,000 posts are being filled through promotions. The recruitment process for another 64,000 posts is underway," Nitish said.He praised the performance of women in the force, drawing applause from the audience, and added that their number had now reached 36,000, the hig ...Read More >
Bengaluru Power Cuts: Citizens of Bengaluru brace yourself for long hours of power outages from June 29 and June 30. More than 100 areas will be impacted as BESCOM undertakes its quarterly maintenance work in various of its division. Bengaluru Power Outages June 29: According to the update by BESCOM on its X handler, there will be power outages in Kittaganahalli, Palasandra, Saptagiri, Maruthinagar, Sankapur, Raghavendra Nagar, Goolarivee, Baddihalli, Kesaramadu, C.M Badawan, Kalalli and SKS village on June 29 from 10 am to 5 pm. BESCOM's executive engineer has appealed to consumers to coop ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The government on Saturday extended the term of the chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Ravi Agrawal by one year, an official notification said.The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the re-appointment of Agrawal, an IRS officer of the 1988 batch, as CBDT chairman for one year from July 1 this year to June 30, 2026, on contract basis.Agrawal took over as the CBDT chairman from Nitin Gupta in June 2024 after Gupta's extended tenure ended. Agrawal has been a member of CBDT. He was member administration and had served as DG investigation in Delhi. The gover ...Read More >
Patna: In a shocking incident that has sent shockwaves through the city, prominent businessman and owner of Magadh Hospital, Gopal Khemka, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the Gandhi Maidan area of Patna on Friday. According to initial reports, Khemka was attacked as soon as he stepped out of his car near his apartment, close to the Parnas Hotel. The miscreants opened fire at point-blank range, killing him on the spot. The broad daylight murder has triggered panic in the locality and raised serious questions about law and order in the state capital. Police reached the scene shortl ...Read More >
Patna, Jul 5 (PTI) Prominent Bihar-based businessman Gopal Khemka was shot dead near his residence in Patna by a bike-borne assailant, police said on Saturday. The incident took place around 11.40 pm on Friday in the Gandhi Maidan locality. Also Read | Mona Bugaliya or Mooli Devi? Woman Poses As Fake Sub-Inspector, Trains 2 Years at Rajasthan Police Academy; Arrested. "Officers of the local police station and personnel in patrolling vehicles immediately reached the spot and secured the crime scene. Forensic experts are collecting evidence. Investigation is underway," SP (Patna Central) Diks ...Read More >
Srinagar- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said foreign countries were told clearly during the post-Operation Sindoor diplomatic outreach that in case of a fresh provocation, India would repeat its action. Speaking at a discussion at the Ahmedabad Management Association, Tharoor said Indian delegations which visited foreign countries in the aftermath of Operation Sindoor managed to convey that India acted with restraint and responsibility. "In other places, we actually were able to get some very high-placed people to say not only that they respected and supported India's right of self- ...Read More >
Patna, Jul 5 (PTI) Prominent Bihar-based businessman Gopal Khemka was shot dead near his residence in Patna by a bike-borne assailant, police said on Saturday. The incident took place around 11.40 pm on Friday in the Gandhi Maidan locality. "Officers of the local police station and personnel in patrolling vehicles immediately reached the spot and secured the crime scene. Forensic experts are collecting evidence. Investigation is underway," SP (Patna Central) Diksha told reporters. "A bullet and a cartridge have been recovered from the spot. CCTV footage is also being examined. Preliminary i ...Read More >
Patna, Jul 6 (PTI) RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday alleged that law and order has collapsed in Bihar under the NDA rule and claimed the state has witnessed '65,000 murders' in the last couple of decades. The Leader of the Opposition made the statement following the killing of Bihar-based businessman Gopal Khemka. Khemka, who was reportedly associated with the BJP, was shot dead by an unidentified armed assailant outside his house in Gandhi Maidan locality at 11.40 pm on Friday when he was about to alight from his car. "If the crumbling law and order and rampant corruption in Bihar aren't ...Read More >
Srinagar, Jun 7 (PTI) Authorities on Saturday barred Eid prayers from taking place at the Eidgah ground and the Jama Masjid in the old city here, while Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq claimed that he was put under house arrest. "Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar deeply regrets to inform that the authorities have once again disallowed Eid-ul-Adha prayers at the Eidgah as well as at the historic Jama Masjid in Srinagar by closing the gates of the mosque and deploying police personnel outside," the management of the historic mosque said in a statement. ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: The State government on Friday accorded approvals to a slew of industries. Among those are Krishnapatnam Power Corporation Limited (KPCL), which is set to establish a 350 MW Solar and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Thamminapatnam and Mommidi villages of SPSR Nellore district with a Rs 1,225 crore investment, creating 575 jobs. Furthermore, the government also waived off a Rs 54 crore extension of time fee, contingent on project completion within two years as per the Andhra Pradesh Integrated Clean Energy Policy-2024. The government also allocated 22.80 acres at MPSEZ in N ...Read More >
DHARMAPURI: For the third time in the past two months, a wild leopard wandered into a private farmland near Valaithottam village near Palacode and hunted chicken raised by a local farmer. Locals are increasingly distressed and urged the forest department to take steps to relocate the leopard. Over the past few months, there have been several reports of leopard sightings in forest areas near Palacode, particularly in Valaithottam village, near the forest's fringe. There have been two instances when the leopard attacked farmlands, taking away a domestic dog and a chicken. On Saturday, the leop ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 1(ANI): Former Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition in Himachal Pradesh, Jai Ram Thakur, on Tuesday expressed grave concern over the extensive damage caused by rains in the state over the last two days, especially in the Mandi and Kullu districts, and lashed out at the Congress government "for failing to restore" communication and road access in affected areas. The BJP leader also launched a scathing attack on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Anirudh Singh, who has been accused of assaulting a National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) With Assembly elections just a few months away, the cold-blooded murder of Gopal Khemka, a prominent businessman and owner of Magadh Hospital, has triggered a political firestorm in Bihar. The killing occurred late on Friday night near his residence in the upscale Gandhi Maidan area of Patna, prompting Opposition leaders to slam the law and order situation under the current regime. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav lashed out at the government, alleging media manipulation to mask the deteriorating security environment. "A few steps away from the police station in ...Read More >
PATNA: A local businessman was shot dead by an unidentified armed criminal in the state capital late Friday night, causing panic among residents. The deceased has been identified as Gopal Khemka (65). Police said the incident took place around 11.40 pm when he was returning home in his car from Bankipore Club near Gandhi Maidan under the jurisdiction of Gandhi Madian police station. He was driving the car himself. "An armed criminal shot at him from close range when he was about to reach his apartment located on the Exhibition Road late on Friday night. The businessman was rushed to a hospit ...Read More >
Patna, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) In the wake of the murder of prominent businessman Gopal Khemka in Patna on Friday night, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar swung into action on Saturday and held a high-level law and order review meeting with top police officials and directed strict measures for crime control in the state. On Saturday, Nitish Kumar convened a meeting at the Sankalp office, 01 Anne Marg, summoning the DGP and ADG Headquarters along with senior police officers. He issued clear directives that there should be no laxity in controlling crime. He warned that strict action would be ...Read More >
A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader was killed in Bihar on Friday night. Gopal Khemka, who was also a prominent businessman, was tragically shot dead outside his residence in Patna, various news reports said. The incident occurred near the 'Panache' Hotel in the Gandhi Maidan police station area as he was heading home. Despite immediate medical assistance, Khemka succumbed to his injuries at the scene. The police have since launched an investigation, recovering a bullet and shell casing from t ...Read More >
SRINAGAR, July 1: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today directed for identifying the Government employees who were part of the terror ecosystem in the past and they are likely to face the axe. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp Chairinga a high-level meeting here, the LG directed for identifying those elements from the terror ecosystem who were involved in killing of common Kashmiris and are currently working in Government Departments. The Government for the last few years terminated around 100 employees for terror links and with the fresh directions from the LG several more are ...Read More >
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 6 (ANI): Amid a political row sparked over the murder of a businessman Gopal Khemka in Patna's Gandhi Maidan area, BJP leader Tarun Chugh on Sunday said that the NDA government in Bihar, led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is committed to maintaining law and order. His remarks follow the incident where businessman Gopal Khemka was shot dead near the main gate of his residence in Patna's Gandhi Maidan area. Chugh added that the culprits of the case will not be spared. 'The NDA government, led by Nitish Kumar, is committed to maintaining law and order th ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): BJP MP Gulam Ali Khatana, who was part of the all-party parliamentary delegation to Europe, said that during their recently conclued visit they successfully communicated India's development story and its resolute stand against terrorism, particularly emanating from Pakistan. Highlighting the delegation's key discussions during the tour, Khatana told ANI, 'We discussed how we dismantled the terrorism factory in Pakistan by responding... We also talked about tourism infrastructure, G20 Summit, and projects like the six-lane roads, bridges, solar initiatives, our ...Read More >
Patna, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The murder of prominent Patna industrialist Gopal Khemka has taken a new turn, with police suspecting that the conspiracy was allegedly hatched from inside Beur Jail. Acting on crucial inputs, Patna police have launched a large-scale raid at Beur Jail under the leadership of SSP Kartikeya Sharma. A team comprising four SDPOs, three DSPs, and over 200 police personnel from 12 police stations has been deployed for the raid, which is currently underway in an effort to gather evidence connected to the murder case. The incident occurred around 11:40 pm near Panache ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): Days after the murder of businessman Gopal Khemka in Patna, Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Sunday, launched an all-out attack on the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government in Bihar and noted that every "murder is a cry for change". The murder of the businessman has evoked sharp political reactions from the opposition parties and put the spotlight back on the law and order situation in the State, which is going to the polls in the next few months. Also Read | Kolkata Fatafat Result Today: Kolkata FF Result for July 06, 2025 Declare ...Read More >