Lahore: Former Inspector General (IG) Prisons Shahid Saleem Baig has been arrested allegedly for facilitating Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder, according to sources here on Friday.
He was arrested from his government residence “for having connections with intelligence agencies”, added the sources. Shahid Baig served as the IG Prisons for five years. He retired before the PTI founder’s detention in Adiala Jail.
Meanwhile, Adiala Jail’s former deputy superintendent Zafar was also being investigated.
Office superintendent Nazim Ali Shah, who worked at Rawalpindi jail, is also being interrogated.
Besides, Deputy Superintendent Muhammad Akram’s orderly has been arrested.
Adiala Jail’s head warder and a warder also have been apprehended, added the sources.