Under custody teacher dies of cardiac arrest

LAHORE: Professor Muhammad Javed, former chief executive officer of the Lahore sub-campus of the Sargodha University, died of cardiac arrest on Friday, while on a judicial remand.

Prof Javed was lodged at the Camp jail, where he complained of chest pain, jail authorities and NAB said. He was shifted to Services Hospital Lahore for treatment but could not survive.

Prof Javed was in the jail on judicial remand in connection with Sargodha University illegal campuses case since October. He and other accused in the case faced charges of establishing illegal sub-campuses under the public-private partnership policy and jeopardising the future of thousands of students.

Former vice-chancellor of Sargodha University Dr Muhammad Akram Chaudhry, former registrar Brigadier (retd) Rao Jamil Asghar, Director Administration Lahore sub-campus Muhammad Akram, CEO of Mandi Bahauddin sub-campus Waris Nadeem and Naeem Mukhtar were the co-accused in the case.



According to NAB Lahore, Prof Javed had been in judicial remand since October and was in good health before he was taken into custody. Expressing grief over his passing, NAB strongly condemned the notion that the professor passed away in its custody.

"The deceased had been shifted to jail in good health," it said in a statement. "According to regulations, jail authorities do not take custody of a suspect if his health is deteriorating," the statement added.