Police personnel during an investigation at an area after businessman Gopal Khemka was allegedly shot dead when he was returning home. (PTI Photo)The police in Bihar on Monday arrested a suspect in the shooting of prominent Patna businessman Gopal Khemka late Friday night near his residence in Patna’s Gandhi Maidan area.Khemka (64), the owner of Magadh Hospital, was shot from close range while he was waiting at his society’s gate in his car near the Twin Tower residential complex adjacent to Hotel Panache. He was taken to a hospital in Kankarbagh, where he was declared dead on arrival.“A shooter has been arrested. He is currently being interrogated. He is a suspect in the case,” a senior police officer told The Indian Express, requesting anonymity. The suspect, police believe, based on initial questioning, is a businessman.The incident, which comes ahead of the Assembly polls in Bihar, had snowballed into a political flashpoint, with the opposition citing it as yet another example of the crumbling law and order in the state.Read | 2 murders, 6 years apart, some eerie similarities: Before Gopal Khemka’s killing, his son was a targetApart from owning a hospital, Khemka had also expanded into real estate and owned factories. He is survived by his son, a doctor, and a daughter who lives abroad. The killing comes six years after Khemka’s son, Gunjan (31), was murdered in a similar audacious attack in Vaishali district. Gopal Khemka was a prominent figure in Patna’s business community.According to a complaint filed by his other son, Dr Gaurav, Khemka left for the Bankipur Club around 9:30 pm that. “At approximately 11:20 pm, as he was returning and reached the main gate of their building, assailants who had been lying in wait shot him while he was still in his car,” it states.Hearing the gunshots and being informed by the security guard, Gaurav and his wife rushed downstairs, only to find Khemka covered in blood.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:Bihar Police