MULTAN: The officer in charge of investigating the murder of Qandeel Baloch was dismissed on Tuesday for not being able to timely submit the final challan after passing the span of 15 months.
Sub-inspector, Noor Akber of Muzaffarabad police station in Multan was dismissed by Chief Police Officer Chaudhry Muhammad Saleem upon failure to submit challan in court when he was repeatedly given orders on its submission so that the case could proceed further.
Sub-inspector Akber asked for an extension in time for the investigation every now and again, following after his inability to do so, the court issued orders for seizing the investigation officer’s salary.
It is worthy to take note of here that in the recent past, four investigation officers have been changed in the Qandeel Baloch murder case.
Model Qandeel Baloch who made headlines for her provocative selfies that spoke of trying to change “the typical orthodox mindset” of the people in Pakistan, was strangled in July by her brother Muhammad Waseem in a so-called case of “honour-killing” after he claimed that she had brought shame on the family and confessed to his crime in a press conference succeeding his arrest.
Prior to her death, Baloch whose real name was revealed to the crowds as Fauzia Azeem, spoke of worries about her safety and had even appealed to the interior ministry to provide her with security for protection, but to no avail.
