Investigations into the ‘fake’ election cards found in Bandra on polling day on Wednesday have revealed that one of the accused in the case is a criminal, who was allegedly roaming freely in the area and taking part in election campaigning despite being wanted by the police.

The accused, Sajid Sahab alias Sajid Shadow, is notorious for being part of political campaigns right under the police’s noses despite his wanted status. In March this year, a case of assault had been registered against Sajid and a few others for assaulting one Akbar Khan, who was trying to protect a 25-year-old mango tree that a builder wanted to uproot.