LAHORE: Police held Gullu Butt, the baton-wielding man who was caught on camera damaging vehicles outside the Minhajul Quran Secretariat on Tuesday, on Wednesday for damaging vehicles.

Butt, also known as Sher-i-Lahore, battered the vehicles of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) workers in the presence of police.

Butt was being kept at some location on Raiwind Road.

According to law, he should have been locked up in Faisal Town police station. Police say he was kept at an undisclosed location for people might have attacked him in the lockup.

Faisal Town Police Station In Charge Sanaullah and investigation officer Rafique denied the arrest of Butt.

Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif had directed the inspector general of police to arrest Butt.

Published in Dawn, June 19th, 2014