Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi has rejected as baseless the allegations being levelled against him on social media in connection with death of a PTI worker.

Addressing a news conference along with IG Punjab Police Usman Anwar in Lahore today, he said the PTI worker died in a road accident not due to police torture.

The Caretaker Chief Minister said social media is being used to spread disinformation about the incident through fake audio and videos.

Speaking on the occasion, the IG Punjab Police said the vehicle which hit the PTI worker belonged to PTI local leader Raja Shakeel and the same vehicle dropped the dead body at the hospital.

He said with the help of 31 CCTV cameras, the vehicle and the persons involved have been taken into custody and will be presented before the court on Monday. He assured to provide justice to the father of the deceased PTI worker.

Source: Radio Pakistan