Pakistani TikTok star Sana Yousaf was shot to death at her home in Islamabad on Monday, June 2, just hours after she shared a video that showed her celebrating her 17th birthday.
The video showed 17-year-old Sana Yousaf cutting a cake, meeting friends and eating at a restaurant.
The influencer, who had more than a million followers across platforms was seen dressed in a brown skirt and shirt, laughing and smiling.
While she celebrated her birthday, a 22-year-old man plotted her murder. He spent hours loitering outside her home in the lead up to her death, police said.
‘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.
Sana had celebrated her birthday on May 29. She posted the video of the celebration on TikTok and Instagram mere hours before her tragic death.
Sana Yousaf was shot at her home in front of her mother on June 2.
According to police investigation, Umar tried to meet her for seven to eight hours but failed. On the day of the murder, he again tried to meet Sana.
This time, too, he waited for seven to eight hours to meet her in vain. After being rejected several times, Umar entered the house by force and shot Sana.
Umar Hayat, a 22-year-old man, was arrested for shooting the Pakistani TikTok star. Hayat was traced to Faisalabad, located more than 300 km away from Islamabad.
