TikToker Murder Case: Suspect Remanded to Judicial Custody

An Islamabad area court has placed Umar Hayat, the accused individual in the murder of TikTok star Sana Yousaf, under a 14-day judicial remand. Hayat was taken into custody yesterday in Faisalabad.

Following the registration of a case at Sumbal Police Station under Section 302 of the Pakistan Penal Code, Duty Judicial Magistrate Ahmed Shehzad presented the suspect in court. He is accused of killing Yousaf at her Islamabad home.

The 17-year-old social media personality, boasting over a million followers across various platforms, was fatally shot twice at her Sector G-13/1 residence on Monday evening.

Utilizing CCTV footage and mobile data analysis, Islamabad Police moved quickly to arrest the suspect within 20 hours of the crime.

Hayat (22), also known as “Kaka,” who is a TikTok user himself, has admitted to the murder. He has stated that he and the victim were friends.

The victim’s father, a government employee, was at work at the time of the incident, while her mother was at the market. Yousaf’s 15-year-old brother is currently in their hometown of Chitral after finishing his school exams. The family resided on the top floor of the house where the crime occurred.

Yousaf’s aunt, reportedly at the residence during the incident, stated that the suspect had arrived to see the girl and that they had exchanged a few words before the shooting. She told police that she overheard her niece say, “Leave now. Cameras are everywhere, I’ll get you water,” just before the attacker shot her twice in the chest.

Officials have confirmed that Hayat absconded to Faisalabad after the crime.

Islamabad Inspector General Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi indicated that the incident was a result of Yousaf’s repeated rejections, as the suspect had been “repeatedly trying to contact her.”

During today’s proceedings, the court prosecutor and the district prosecutor were both criticized by Duty Magistrate Shehzad for their absence.

He commented, “Where are my court’s prosecutors? Prosecutors are typically absent, but given the high-profile nature of this case, all prosecutors are present.”

In response to orders to call the district prosecutor, the judge was informed that the relevant officer was on leave. Following this, he declared that the case would move forward once the district prosecutor was available.

The court subsequently granted the investigation officer’s request for the suspect’s identity parade and ordered him to judicial detention for 14 days.