Internet sensation Qandeel Baloch was strangled to death in Multan allegedly by her brother on Saturday, local police confirmed the news to the local media.
Initial media reports suggest that Qandeel’s father informed the police that her brother has killed the actress in the name of honour.
"Qandeel Baloch has been killed, she was strangled to death by her brother, apparently it was an incident of honour killing," Sultan Azam, senior police officer in Multan, told AFP.
"The brother was also there last night and the family told us that he strangled her to death," Azhar Akram, another senior police official in Multan told AFP, confirming that officials suspected an honour killing.
Earlier this week, Secret marriage of Pakistan’s controversial model had been revealed. Qandeel, who became famous for her viral videos on Facebook, had revealed to have married Aashiq Hussain in 2008, a local hailing from Kot Addu and got divorced after two years. She also had a seven year old son.
The internet sensation had earlier claimed she was receiving death threats and had sought security.
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