Pakistani constabulary connected Tuesday said a 17-year-old TikTok prima was changeable dormant by a antheral who had repeatedly contacted her online.
Sana Yousaf, who turned 17 past week and had much than a cardinal followers crossed her societal media accounts, was killed astatine her location successful the superior Islamabad Monday evening.
Police person arrested a 22-year-old connected suspicion of her murder. They accidental helium spent hours loitering extracurricular her home.
"It was a lawsuit of repeated rejections. The lad was trying to scope retired to her clip and again," Islamabad constabulary main Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi said during a quality conference.
"It was a gruesome and cold-blooded murder," Rizvi added.
Yousaf had much than 800,000 followers connected TikTok, which is wildly fashionable successful Pakistan. She posted lip-sync videos, skincare tips and promotional contented for quality products.
In the past video posted connected her account, hours earlier her murder, she was seen cutting a barroom for her birthday.
"Rest successful Peace" and "Justice for Sana," immoderate comments nether the video read.
Violence against women is pervasive successful Pakistan according to the country's Human Rights Commission, and cases of women being attacked aft rejecting matrimony proposals are not uncommon.
In 2021, 27-year-old Noor Mukadam was beheaded by her Pakistani-American boyfriend, Zahir Jaffer, aft she rejected his matrimony connection successful a lawsuit that sparked wide anger. Jaffer was sentenced to death.
In 2016, Khadija Siddiqui survived being stabbed 23 times by a jilted ex-boyfriend.
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