Cousin strangled Qandeel to death not brother: polygraph test
July 30, 2016 22:52
Pakistani social media star Qandeel Baloch who was killed for bringing "shame" to the family by posting risque videos and posts on Facebook was strangled to death by her cousin and not by her brother, a polygraph test found on Saturday.
The main accused of the case Muhammad Waseem had earlier confessed that he had strangled his 26-year-old sister. However, the claim was rejected after a polygraph test of both the suspects.
According to the test, it was her cousin Haq Nawaz, not Waseem, who had strangled Qandeel to death on July 15.
They said Waseem was holding the hands and feet of the slain model at the time of murder while Haq Nawaz strangled her, Geo News reported.
Before killing Qandeel, the suspects had drugged her and her parents, they added.
Sources said video and written statements of both suspects have also been recorded.
According to them, it was shown during investigation that the elder brother Arif, who resides in Saudi Arabia, had pressurised Waseem into killing their sister Qandeel for the "honour of the family".
They said that after the conversation, Waseem and Haq Nawaz planned the model's murder.
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