Mufti Abdul Qavi who was nominated as a possible suspect in the Qandeel Baloch murder case has gone in hiding, Police said on Monday. His phone has been switched off and he cannot be traced, Police said. A team has been formed to arrest the cleric who made headlines for appearing in a video with slain social media sensation Qandeel Baloch.
One video showed Qandeel shaking hands with Qavi as she sat on the arm of a sofa by his side. Qavi was suspended from the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee in the controversy following the video posts.
He was nominated in the case through a court order. Qavi in a press conference held last month denied being involved in the murder. However, Qandeel's mother in a press statement claimed that the cleric instigated his son Waseem to kill Qandeel as she was ruining the family's honour.