Sana Yousaf was killed by Pakistan TikToker who she rejected ‘again and again’

Pakistan influencer  Sana Yousaf, 17, was shot dead on Monday at her house in Islamabad.

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She had millions of followers on TikTok and Instagram. Islamabad police arrested an accused, identified as Umar Hayat, also known by his nickname “Kaka”, in Faisalabad, Geo TV reported on Tuesday.

Hayat, also a TikToker, has confessed to the murder, the channel said. The accused, who had come to meet Sana at her residence, is said to have fired two shots, resulting in her death.

Sana had rejected Hayat "again and again", reports said.

Sana lived with her father, a government officer, her mother, a housewife, and her 15-year-old brother, who is currently visiting their hometown of Chitral in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.

Only Sana's aunt was with her in the house at the time of the crime.

The girl had a conversation with the suspect before he brutally shot her twice, her aunt told police. Sana's mother has filed a case against the suspect under Section 302 of the PPC.

This isn't the first time a female social media influencer has been killed in Pakistan. There has been a constant rise in such incidents in recent months.

A female TikToker in Punjab's Khushab area was killed by her cousin recently. Similarly, in February, another female TikToker was found dead at her home in Peshawar. With PTI inputs