On learning that the gate at the entrance to a place of worship had got damaged when a former local politico’s vehicle had crashed into it by accident, a young leading politico at national level had reportedly given a sizable amount of money to the local politico to meet the costs of effecting the necessary repairs. 

However, the local politico had disappeared with the money, they say.

The leading young politico had attended a religious ceremony held at the place of worship in question and the local politico, a former opposition leader of a provincial council had been on his way to the place of worship to participate in the ceremony even without being duly invited when his car had struck the gate causing extensive damage to it. 

The leading young politico had given the money to the local politico to meet the cost of repairs to the damaged gate. But the local politico had disappeared thereafter, they say.