Congress candidate's son stole tankers to fund father's campaign

Updated On: 10 October, 2014 06:30 AM IST | | Sagar Rajput

<p>Dhule MLA candidate Sabir Shaikh's son, Abutala, was part of a gang that would steal unattended tankers , sell them as scrap; cops suspect this loot was being used to fund Shaikh's campaign</p>

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With the Assembly elections around the corner, a youth Congress leader has been arrested for stealing tankers and dumpers from the city. The youth’s father is an MLA candidate from the Dhule constituency, and police suspect that the income derived from the sale of the stolen vehicles may have been used to fund the poll campaign.

(Left to right) Abutala Mohammed Sabir Shaikh son of Congress Dhule MLA candidate Sabir Shaikh allegedly stole dumpers and tankers from the city with his accomplices Ali Hussain Mustaq Shaikh and Aslam Khalil Shaikh