<p>An Uttar Pradesh legislator lost his ‘prized possession’, which happened to be a cycle, to unidentified thieves.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Samajwadi Party MLA from Bhadohi assembly constituency, Zahid Beg’s cycle was allegedly stolen from his official residence here on Wednesday night.<br /><br />The theft came to light on Thursday morning and a report was lodged at Hazratganj police station. He came to know about the matter through his aides.<br /><br />“It was indeed a prized possession. I had bought it for Rs 5000 last year. I used to ride it to the state assembly to attend its sessions,” Beg told Deccan Herald over telephone from Bhadohi.<br /><br />The cycle was also the electoral symbol of the SP, and indeed was a prized one.<br />Shocked at the theft, the legislator said he had no idea who might have stolen his cycle.<br />“I have no idea why should someone want to steal a cycle,” he said.<br /><br />The theft of a cycle would not have mattered much for the police but for the fact that it belonged to a ruling party legislator.<br /><br />A case was immediately registered by the police and a hunt was launched to trace the culprits.<br /><br />UP cops, who seldom registered cases of thefts of cycle reported by the common people, were seen trying to frantically recover the stolen cycle of the MLA.<br /><br />“We are working on the matter. We expect to nab the thieves soon. We are quizzing some people, who live in the vicinity,” said police.<br /><br />While almost all the legislators travelled to the assembly in their huge SUVs, Beg stood apart while riding his cycle.<br /><br />It remains to be seen if the MLA does get back his prized possession.<br /></p>
<p>An Uttar Pradesh legislator lost his ‘prized possession’, which happened to be a cycle, to unidentified thieves.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Samajwadi Party MLA from Bhadohi assembly constituency, Zahid Beg’s cycle was allegedly stolen from his official residence here on Wednesday night.<br /><br />The theft came to light on Thursday morning and a report was lodged at Hazratganj police station. He came to know about the matter through his aides.<br /><br />“It was indeed a prized possession. I had bought it for Rs 5000 last year. I used to ride it to the state assembly to attend its sessions,” Beg told Deccan Herald over telephone from Bhadohi.<br /><br />The cycle was also the electoral symbol of the SP, and indeed was a prized one.<br />Shocked at the theft, the legislator said he had no idea who might have stolen his cycle.<br />“I have no idea why should someone want to steal a cycle,” he said.<br /><br />The theft of a cycle would not have mattered much for the police but for the fact that it belonged to a ruling party legislator.<br /><br />A case was immediately registered by the police and a hunt was launched to trace the culprits.<br /><br />UP cops, who seldom registered cases of thefts of cycle reported by the common people, were seen trying to frantically recover the stolen cycle of the MLA.<br /><br />“We are working on the matter. We expect to nab the thieves soon. We are quizzing some people, who live in the vicinity,” said police.<br /><br />While almost all the legislators travelled to the assembly in their huge SUVs, Beg stood apart while riding his cycle.<br /><br />It remains to be seen if the MLA does get back his prized possession.<br /></p>