MULTAN: The court on Thursday reserved its decision on police plea to remand accused Mufti Abdul Qavi in Qandeel Baloch murder case after he was arrested yesterday following dismissal of bail.
Judicial magistrate Pervez Khan, after hearing the plea to remand the suspect into police custody for 4 days, reserved the decision to be announced shortly.
Police managed to apprehend an escaped Mufti Qavi from the Punjab Highway on Wednesday after a court hearing the Qandeel Baloch murder case issued his arrest orders for failing to cooperate with the prosecution.
Multan Cantt SP Dr. Fahad said the police, with the help of highway authorities, nabbed Qavi while he was on his way to Jhang.
In the premises of the court yesterday, Qavi had said that he had nothing to do with the murder and “the judge is also aware of that”, according to reports. He, however, added that he would accept the court’s final decision.
