MULTAN: A district and sessions court on Tuesday granted bail to Mufti Abdul Qavi, an accused in Qandeel Baloch murder case.

The court granted bail to Mufti Qavi against a surety bond of Rs200,000.

On Monday, a judicial magistrate had extended his judicial remand for one week.

In his bail application, Mufti Qavi stated that his name was included in the case with a mala fide intention through an interim statement despite the fact there was no evidence against him.

Qavi`s lawyers informed the court that another accused Aslam Shaheen, the elder brother of the deceased, was granted bail by the LHC without investigating him.

They said the deceased`s father in the FIR informed the police that his son killed his daughter on the instigation of his other sons while main accused Waseem, the brother of Qandeel, confessed [before the police and media] that he himself killed his sister and did not mention Mufti Qavi.

Qandeel Baloch was allegedly strangled on July 16, 2016, by her brother Waseem.