VARANASI: After targeting the armoury of jailed mafia don and MLA Mukhtar Ansari, police of Varanasi zone have initiated the process of cancellation of arms licences of jailed muscleman
MLA Vijay Mishra
and his family.
Bhadohi police has recommended the cancellation of arms licences of the seven arms in the name of four-time MLA Mishra, his
MLC wife Ramlali
and son Vishnu.
SP Bhadohi RB Singh
told TOI on Wednesday, “We have recommended the district magistrate to initiate the process of cancellation of arms licenses of Mishra, his wife and son citing the criminal cases lodged against them. A letter in this regard has been sent to the DM on Tuesday.”
Mishra owns a
rifle
and a pistol, his wife has a double barrel gun, a rifle and a revolver, while their son owns a rifle and a revolver.
Mishra was booked under Goonda Act on July 18 for threatening a contractor, who got the contract of toll collection at the Lalanagar toll plaza on national highway-2 in Aurai.
Mishra, his wife and son were booked in a case lodged on August 8 by their relative Krishna Mohan Tiwari for allegedly grabbing his house.
A case was registered against them at Gopiganj police station under Sections 325, 506, 347, 387 and 449 of IPC.
Mishra tried to evade being caught and escaped but was arrested on August 14 in Madhya Pradesh.
His wife Ramlali went missing and could not be searched after which Bhadohi court issued a non-bailable warrant against her on August 26. The court also rejected the interim bail plea of their son Vishnu against his arrest in the same case.
Efforts are on to arrest Ramlali and Vishnu, SP Bhadohi added.
As many as 71 criminal cases are lodged against Mishra, who is lodged in
Chitrakoot
jail. 11 cases against Mishra are being heard in MP/MLA court.
Before Mishra, Mukhtar Ansari’s economic empire and armoury had been targeted by police in its drive against organised crime, gangs and ganglords.
ADG
Varanasi zone Brij Bhushan said action for suspension or cancellation of 78 arms licences of Mukhtar’s family members and henchmen is already in process.
Mau police has also seized four buses worth Rs 86 lakh owned by Mukhtar’s close associate Suresh Singh as part of their drive of seizing the property procured from illegally earned money, said police.
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