Lahore’s Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Shariq Jamal Khan was found motionless at his residence located in the DHA area during the early hours of Saturday.

The police promptly transferred his body to the National Hospital DHA, later deciding to move it to Jinnah Hospital for a post-mortem examination.

The deceased DIG resided in phase-4, under the jurisdiction of Defence-A police station, while the flat where the incident occurred fell within the jurisdiction of Nishtar police station.

Upon receiving the news, a team of police officers, led by a senior officer, rushed to the hospital to personally oversee the investigation.

Following progress in the investigation, a man and a woman were taken into custody in connection with the DIG’s death.

The police refrained from disclosing the woman’s identity and her relationship with deceased DIG Shariq Jamal.