MUZAFFARGARH: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leader Shahbaz Gill saw a different police treatment regime in a single day on Sunday in Jatoi tehsil of Muzaffargarh.

He was arrested in the afternoon, allegedly pushed, manhandled and thrown into lockup and later released late on Sunday when the district administration learnt about the victory of the PTI in bye-elections and changing number game in the Punjab Assembly.

On Sunday, he was detained first for three hours in a cotton factory in Jatoi and later on he was arrested by police and was driven to the Alipur police station. Gill alleged that police had insulted and manhandled him.

At police station, his picture inside the lockup was released to the media.

He languished in the lockup till 7pm and later on, when result showed PTI lead, the police took him out of lockroom and started treating him nicely.

Later, a press release was issued which said Gill was detained on the order of the Election Commission for violating election code of conduct.

The Muzaffargarh district monitoring officer Sardar Sattar said he sent the report to the ECP which ordered his arrest.

At night, Gill was taken out from lockup with protocol and produced before local magistrate who released him.

Published in Dawn, July 19th, 2022