A judicial magistrate in Multan extended the remand of Mufti Abdul Qavi in police custody after recording the statement of the cleric in an ambulance on Monday, DawnNews reported.

Judicial Magistrate Pervaiz Khan granted a four-day extension in the remand of Mufti Qavi who was arrested last week in connection with the model Qandeel Baloch murder case.

Earlier in the day, the police failed to produce Mufti Qavi before the magistrate and instead presented a medical report of the accused. But the judicial magistrate rejected the report and ordered the Inquiry Officer Asif Shahzad to produce the accused before the court within an hour.

The police complied with the court's orders and brought the accused to the court in an ambulance under the supervision of Superintendent of Police Cantonment Dr Fahad.

After recording the statement, Mufti Qavi was again shifted to Pervaiz Elahi Institute of Cardiology, where he is being held under observation.

The cleric was arrested on October 18 on the highway from Multan to Jhang after his application for an extension in pre-arrest bail was rejected. Subsequently, he was admitted to the cardio hospital after he complained of a cardiac problem.