Patna, July 8 -- The mother of Vikas alias Raja, who was killed in a police encounter near Damaiya Ghat in Patna, said she was unaware of any crime committed by her son and said he used to work in Chennai.

Vikas, one of the accused in the murder of businessman Gopal Khemka, was identified by police as the arms supplier to the main suspect.

Mother of accused Vikas alias Raja, said, "What did my son do? He used to work in Chennai.."

According to the police, Vilkas was killed at about 2:45 am in a police encounter near Damaiya ghat in the limits of Malslami police station. The police have also recovered one pistol and a cartridge from the site. The body of the accused has been sent to Nalanda Medical College for post-mortem.

Meanwhile, t...