ISLAMABAD: A social media influencer was allegedly murdered by her husband in Islamabad, it emerged on Sunday.
The TikToker was killed within the limits of Humak Police Station near a shopping mall. The initial investigation showed that the suspect shot the victims before shooting himself in the head.
According to police sources, the victim was identified as Sana Javed, who had a TikTok account called OutLofara, a permanent resident of Attock.
Police said that the suspect, Muhammad Sadiq, was also a resident of Attock and previously served as a constable in Attock Police, but was dismissed from service.
The suspect initially shot his wife and then committed suicide by shooting himself in the head, sources said. As many as three shells of fired bullets and a 9mm pistol have been recovered from the site of the incident, they said.
According to the first information report (FIR), available with media, a private security guard informed police that he was performing his duties in a market located in DHA Phase II.
He said that on the first day of Eidul Fitr, he heard gunshots from the parking area and saw a woman wearing a red dress lying on the ground. He alleged that a man around 24-years-old was present at the scene with a pistol in his hand, who then proceeded to shoot himself in the head.
The guard said that he informed his superiors, who in turn informed the police of the incident.
Last June, Islamabad police had arrested Umar Hayat, the main suspect in 17-year-old TikToker Sana Yousaf’s murder, nearly a day after she was gunned down in her house in the federal capital. Police had alleged that he had murdered the victim because she repeatedly refused his advances.
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