PRAYAGRAJ, Sept. 17 -- Prayagraj district magistrate Manish Kumar Verma has cancelled the arms licences of former Samajwadi Party MLA and alleged mafia Vijay Mishra along with that of two others, Subhash Upadhyay of Nawabganj and Lallu Ram of Khiri.

The action was taken based on recommendations from the police following reports of criminal involvement, said district officials.

Vijay Mishra, who hails from Khaptiya village of Handia in Prayagraj and has represented Bhadohi's Gyanpur seat as MLA, has as many as 84 criminal cases registered against him across various districts, including serious charges such as attempted murder, conspiracy to murder, illegal possession of arms, extortion, gangrape, and violations under the SC/ST Act, Gangs...