Meerut, June 1 -- The court of the Rampur district magistrate (DM) has cancelled the arms licences of senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan's wife Dr Tazeen Fatima and son Abdullah Azam on the grounds of their criminal convictions.

The decision comes amid a series of legal troubles for the influential political family from Rampur.

The arms licences were cancelled on the basis of police reports. Government advocate Prem Kishore Pandey said a report for cancellation of arms licence against Dr Tazeen Fatima and Abdullah Azam was earlier given to the district magistrate by the Rampur superintendent of police on January 1, 2022 under Section 17 of the Arms Act.

Azam Khan, a former minister, is currently lodged in Sitapur Jail. Dr Tazeen F...