UP Legislator Vijay Mishra, Wanted in Extortion Case, Detained by Police in Madhya Pradesh
News 18The Madhya Pradesh Police on Friday detained an Uttar Pradesh MLA booked in a case of criminal intimidation and wrongful confinement. Vijay Mishra, a Nishad Party MLA from Bhadohi's Gyanpur, was detained at the Tanodia police post in Agar Malwa on a request from the UP Police, a senior MP Police official said. "We had received a communication from the Bhadohi police seeking help in this regard, therefore, we detained him," said Agar Malwa SP Rakesh. Badan said an FIR was lodged against the MLA, his wife Ramlali and son Vishnu Mishra on August 4 by his relative Krishna Mohan Tewari for allegedly grabbing property after threatening him. Meanwhile, a Bhadohi court rejected the interim bail application of his wife Ramlali Mishra, a member of the UP Legislative Council from the Samajwadi Party.