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17-year-old Pakistani TikToker Sana Yousaf killed after 'repeatedly' rejecting stalker
A 22-year-old suspect had been arrested in connection with the crime; he had been loitering outside Yousaf's home for several hours prior to the shooting
- PUBLISHED: Tue 3 Jun 2025, 7:57 AM UPDATED: Tue 3 Jun 2025, 6:39 PM
A famous Pakistani TikToker, Sana Yousaf, was killed on Monday after a man opened fire on the internet personality near her home, local media outlets reported.
Sana, a 17-year-old, who was known for her lifestyle and fashion content, was in her Islamabad G-13 Sector home where the incident took place.
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According to police reports, she was fatally shot by a guest who had come to visit her at her residence. He fired multiple round of shots and fled the scene immediately.
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Sana Yousaf tragically succumbed to her gunshot wounds at the scene and was pronounced dead. Her body has been shifted to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) for post-mortem, as per media reports.
Following her death, police immediately launched a manhunt to locate the attacker.
Initially, the motive behind the murder remained unclear. However, after further investigation, authorities revealed that a 22-year-old suspect had been arrested in connection with the crime. The suspect had been loitering outside Yousaf's home for several hours prior to the shooting.
"It was a case of repeated rejections. The boy was trying to reach out to her time and again," Islamabad police chief Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi said during a news conference.
"It was a gruesome and cold-blooded murder," Rizvi added.
(with inputs from AFP)
