The man behind the sedition case against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and other PML-N leaders, has a criminal record — including an attempted murder charge — with cases registered against him in multiple police stations of Lahore, the police said on Tuesday.

The police said that Badar Rasheed has cases of attempted murder, illegal weapons and interference in government matters lodged against him. Interestingly, the attempted murder case has been registered in the Shahdra Police Station, the same police station where the sedition case was registered.

On the other hand, an illegal weapons case has been registered in the Sharqpur police station of Lahore, whereas a case of interference in government matters and a scuffle with police has been registered in the Old Anarkali Police Station.

The police also confirmed that Rasheed has also been arrested in some cases.

In a statement shared with reporters and attributed to "spokesperson of Lahore capital city police", the department said "different speculations were being made in the media but in reality, this case was registered on the request of a citizen, Badar Rasheed".

It said Shahdara police acted according to the rules and registered a case under the applicable sections of the law based on the request.

"This case is being investigated on merit keeping in view all legal aspects," it said, adding that action will only be taken against the person or persons proved to have committed a crime.

It also said that he has also fought an election for a Union Council chairman post on a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) ticket.

Meanwhile, pictures of Rasheed along with Governor Punjab Chaudhry Sarwar also emerged on Tuesday. It was reported that Rasheed was the president of PTI’s youth wing in Ravi Town.