Police personnel conduct investigation on the web site after Vikas alias Raja, the important thing suspect within the homicide of businessman and BJP chief Gopal Khemka, was killed in an encounter with police, at Malsalami in Patna. File | Photo Credit: ANI
Talking to reporters at police headquarters in Patna, Additional Director General (ADG) (Headquarters) Kundan Krishnan mentioned that it has been witnessed that a few of the youths have been discovered indulging in contract killers for cash.
“A brand new cell has been constituted to maintain a tab on contract killers. An information financial institution of those contract killers will likely be maintained to examine their actions in future,” Mr. Krishnan mentioned.
He added {that a} “file” will likely be ready of every contract killer and the cell will hold their bodily description, {photograph}, together with their title, deal with and different particulars in order that their motion may be tracked even after popping out of jail.
Even police personnel in districts have been requested to maintain a tab on such contract killers.
“Police have recognized 1290 individuals who’ve acquired proceeds of crime and their property will likely be seized quickly,”Mr. Krishnan mentioned.
He additionally knowledgeable that the state police have additionally despatched its proposal for beginning Fast Track Courts (FTCs) to make sure speedy trial to attain conviction in heinous crime circumstances.
Mr. Krishnan identified that the Narcotics Cell underneath STF is already useful however to strengthen it additional, police are planning to arrange a separate “narcotics & prohibition division” for which a proposal will likely be despatched to the state cupboard.
He harassed that the transfer would assist in taming the issue of opium, heroin, smack and different psychotropic substances being utilized by the youths of the state.
Talking about murders that passed off lately within the state, Krishnan mentioned that the statistics doesn’t recommend that the typical crime graph has witnessed a rise.
“This is an election 12 months and a story is being constructed by means of misinformation and disinformation. No one ought to attempt to demoralise the police division because it has at all times recognized and brought motion towards “black sheep’s,”Mr. Krishnan mentioned.
Meanwhile, the Bihar Police additionally suspended a station home officer (SHO) for dereliction of responsibility in reference to the homicide of Patna based mostly industrialist Gopal Khemka.
The order of suspension of Gandhi Maidan Police Station SHO Rajesh Kumar was issued by Patna Inspector General (IG) Jitendra Rana.
Mr. Khemka was murdered on July 4 night time exterior his home underneath the jurisdiction of Gandhi Maidan police station which was 300 meters from the spot. Earlier kin and members of the family of Mr. Khemka had alleged that the police had reached the spot after one and half hours of the incident after the shooter fled.
“When the incident passed off, I had given the order to analyze the function of the native police and within the investigation the Patna SSP discovered that Gandhi Maidan SHO didn’t carry out his responsibility. If there could be any extra officers concerned, motion could be taken accordingly,” Mr. Rana mentioned whereas chatting with the media.
In the case, police have already arrested the shooter Umesh Yadav and mastermind Ashok Sao who had given the Supuri (contract) of Rs 4 lakh to kill the industrialist who was additionally earlier related to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Published – July 17, 2025 04:21 am IST
