Police vehicle parked near a wall broken by supporters of Anjum Aqeel.-Online photo

ISLAMABAD: Anjum Aqeel, a PML-N lawmaker from Islamabad, surrendered to police on Saturday, DawnNews reported.

He surrendered at the Kohisar police station on the instructions of the party leadership.

Earlier, PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif had taken strict notice of Aqeel’s escape from police custody and formed an investigation committee for the matter.

The committee, headed by PML-N Senator Raja Zafarul Haq, will investigate Aqeel’s escape and determine those responsible for the incident.

The committee will present its report to Sharif after which Aqeel’s future with the party would be decided.

The committee includes Khurram Dastgir, Dr Tariq Afzal Chaudhry and Nuzhat Amir.

Moreover, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said that the PML-N leadership should have immediately suspended Aqeel’s party membership.

“Anjum Aqeel should surrender himself and apologise to the nation,” said Malik.

According to police, they carried out raids to arrest Aqeel’s accomplices, 13 of whom were arrested and later granted bail.

The police said Aqeel operated a company named Linkers Property Dealer, which was not registered with the competent authority.

He acquired 608 kanals of land for the National Police Foundation in the Shalimar police limits but transferred only 563 kanals to the foundation, allegedly embezzling the remaining 45 kanals in connivance with its former officials, the police said.