ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) –Sana Yousuf, a 17-year-old content creator, originally hailing from Upper Chitral was shot dead in Islamabad on Monday, June 2 by an unknown assailant, Dunya News reported.
The incident took place in G-13, at the residence of the slain content creator, within the jurisdiction of Sumbal Police Station, Islamabad.
According to police, the suspect had a brief conversation with Sana Yousuf outside her home, after which he opened fire.
The TikToker was shot twice, succumbing to her injuries on the spot.
The assailant fled the scene immediately after killing the young content creator.
The motive behind the murder remains unclear but intial reports suggest that there is a potential of an honor-based killing.
The dead body was shifted to PIMS Hospital for medico-legal purposes where a postmortem was completed, and the body was handed over to her family afterwards.
According to police, initial evidence has been collected from the crime scene, and police are obtaining CCTV footage from nearby cameras to aid the investigation to bring the alleged killer to justice.
Police have filed a murder case
Police have filed a murder case against an unidentified suspect after 17-year-old social media influencer Sana Yousaf was shot dead in her house in Islamabad, it emerged on Tuesday.
The first information report (FIR) was registered at the Sumbal police station on Monday evening on the complaint of Sana’s mother, Farzana Yousaf, and invoked Section 302 (intentional murder) of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).
In the FIR, the mother said that a man with a pistol in his hand entered their house suddenly at around 5pm and “shot straight at my daughter with the intention to kill”.
She added that two shots struck Sana in her chest, injuring her severely. The girl was taken to a hospital but she had succumbed to her wounds, the FIR added.
The mother described the suspect as having a “smart appearance, moderate physique and height”, and dressed in a black shirt and pants. She asserted that she and her sister-in-law, Lateefa Shah, were eyewitnesses to the incident and could identify the suspect if they saw him in person.
Farzana detailed that her 15-year-old son was not present at the house as he had gone to their native village in Upper Chitral, while her sister-in-law was visiting them for a few days.
