A key suspect in the Gopal Khemka murder case was shot dead in a gunfight with police in the Damaria Ghat area of Patna in the early hours of Tuesday, officials said.

The 29-year-old suspect – identified as Vikas alias Raja – was also wanted in connection with several other criminal cases, they added.

Acting on a tip-off, a police team investigating the industrialist’s murder reached Damaria Ghat at 2.25 am in search of Vikas, an officer said.