Patna: Police arrested Sahil Sharma, son of alleged land mafia Rakesh Sharma, after a late-night raid at his residence in Bariarpur under Chhatauni police station in East Champaran district, recovering Rs 27 lakh in cash, four firearms and land documents linked to properties worth over Rs 15 crore.The raid was conducted on Monday night on the directions of East Champaran SP Swarn Prabhat. Three sub-divisional police officers (SDPOs) led teams from five police stations in an operation that began around midnight and lasted nearly four hours, police said on Tuesday.Police seized two rifles, two pistols, around 100 cartridges, six bottles of branded liquor and more than 65 land registration documents. Rakesh was not found at home.The raid followed a tip-off about weapons, cash and forged land documents being kept at the residence. Police are verifying the documents, checking whether the firearms had valid licences and investigating the source of the cash and the land transactions.SP Swarn Prabhat said the seized items were being verified. “Police are verifying all the seized items. The son of the arrested land mafia is being interrogated. FIR has been registered and further legal proceedings are being initiated based on the facts emerging during the investigation,” he said.A police team led by Motihari Sadar-II SDPO Jitesh Pandey was conducting raids to trace and arrest Rakesh, who remains absconding. (With inputs from C B Pandey in Motihari)
