Armed men kill female TikToker with 1.3m followers outside home in Taxila

A young woman aged 28, who had nearly 1.3 million followers on TikToker, was lured from her house through a phone call and killed in Taxila on August 14.

Her 15-year-old sister suffered serious injuries when the car they were travelling in met an accident.

According to the FIR filed on the complaint of the father of the victim, Fazal, Shamsu Bibi, also known as Ayesha, along with her younger sister Asmiya Bibi and brother Nematullah was travelling when motorcycle-riders opened fire on their car. The suspects then left the scene after committing the crime.

According to the statements of the father of the victim, his daughter had been using the TikTok app for three to four years now and had gained approximately 1.3 million followers.

He also alleged that there were some financial transactions going on between his daughter and two men, namely Kausar and Javed alias Shaheen and had received some threats relating to the same. A few hours prior to the murder, a man called Kashi had allegedly made a phone call to her and asked her to leave the house.

The names of all the suspects named in the FIR have been added in the investigation but the role of each one of them will only be determined by analyzing the evidence.

Investigators have collected evidence from the crime scene and are also investigating the car of the victim, looking for the bullet marks and direction of the shots fired.

Any shell casings and other material recovered from the site will be forensically analyzed to find out if the shell casings match the bullet found in the crime. Investigators will also try to obtain any CCTV footage from the path taken by the suspects to help them identify the perpetrators and trace their motor cycle.

The mobile number records of the victim and the phone call made to her prior to the crime will be investigated to see if the allegation of the phone call made to her is true. The social media activities of the victim in the last few days may also be checked for any kind of dispute or suspicious calls. The police will also investigate the financial transactions and relations mentioned in the FIR.

The statements of the victim's brother and the injured sister are important in the process to determine what exactly happened during the commission of the crime. 

Police intend to record the sister’s statement if her medical condition allows, while other witnesses will also be questioned. A post-mortem examination has been completed and the victim’s body handed over to her family, with medical and forensic findings expected to form part of the evidence as investigators work to establish the motive and identify those responsible.