PTI-supported newly-elected MNA Ilyas Chaudhry 'arrested' in Jhelum
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A newly-elected member of National Assembly from NA-62 in Sarai Alamgir, supported by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), was arrested by police near Jhelum River, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Tuesday.
Muhammad Ilyas Chaudhry was travelling to Islamabad when the police arrested him at Jhelum River checkpost.
Information of his arrest was shared on Ilyas Chaudhry's official Facebook page.
Ilyas was elected member National Assembly as an independent candidate with PTI support.
On the other hand, the police declined to confirm the arrest of Ilyas Chaudhry.
Muhammad Ilyas Chaudhry won the NA-62 election with 97,436 votes while his rival PML-N’s Chaudhry Abid Raza was the runner-up with 71,154 votes.
Reporter Saghir Rathore