LAHORE:A proclaimed offender,identified as Amjad Bashir(40) died of cardiac arrest after being arrested in a cheque dishonour case,here on Sunday.
According to a spokesperson for the Lahore Investigation Police,the accused was wanted in a cheque dishonour case registered at Defence A Police Station and had a previous criminal record.
Police arrested him on Saturday night.After his health deteriorated,he was shifted to a hospital through Rescue 1122 at around 6:00am on Sunday.
The spokesperson said the accused had a history of heart disease.Doctors confirmed his death at around 7:15am.
The medical report attributed the death to cardiac arrest while the initial report found no evidence of physical torture,the spokesperson added.