PATNA, April 13 -- In a major operation, Bihar police on Monday conducted raids at several locations associated with gangster-cum-strongman of Gopalganj Satish Pandey, his brother Amrendra Kumar alias Pappu Pandey, JD (U) MLA from Kuchaikot and CA Rahul Tiwary. The action has sparked political heat ahead of the proposed swearing-in of a new government led by a BJP chief minister.

Over 100 police personnel were deployed as part of the operation, which searched Pandey's residence, offices and business establishment across various locations in Gopalganj and adjoining districts. The raids were conducted following allegations of land grabbing through forged documents, patronising land mafias in the district. The MP-MLA court of Gopalganj issu...