Pak cleric may be arrested in Qandeel murder

August 13, 2016 16:52

Pakistani police have declared a known cleric as a 'suspect' in the murder of social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch and is likely to arrest him, a media report said today.

"Mufti Abdul Qawi's name has been made part of the Qandeel murder case on the statement of her father," senior police officer Azhar Akram told Dawn newspaper.

"The cleric's suspected role in her murder cannot be ruled out," he said, adding police can arrest the cleric when sufficient evidence against him is available.

Qandeel was killed soon after her controversial pictures with Qawi appeared on her Facebook account. She had received death threats from Qawi's followers for allegedly disgracing him.

Qandeel was found dead in her house on July 16. Muhammad Waeem, her brother, confessed to have strangled her in a so-called 'honour killing'.

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