On Wednesday, Umar Hayat was ordered to jail for 14 days by an Islamabad district and sessions court, who is suspected of killing TikToker Sana Yousaf. After a murder case was filed against the 22-year-old suspect under Section 302 of the Pakistan Penal Code, he was brought before Duty Judicial Magistrate Ahmed Shehzad. The suspect was detained in Faisalabad the day before.
A 17-year-old social media star named Yousaf was shot twice in the residence in Sector G-13/1 on Monday evening. Yousaf has more than one million followers. By analyzing mobile data and CCTV images, the Islamabad Police were able to trace Hayat’s activities and ultimately capture him twenty hours after the murder.
A TikTok user using by the moniker “Kaka”—Hayat—has admitted to the murder. Claiming to be the victim’s buddy, he made his move. Neither Yousaf nor her mother were home when the incident occurred; her father was a government official and her mother had gone shopping. Her younger brother, who had just finished his school examinations, was in Chitral visiting family. An eyewitness, Yousaf’s aunt, said she overheard the two of them talking just before the shooting. “Get out of here,” Yousaf allegedly told her. As soon as Hayat said, “I’ll get you some water and there are cameras everywhere,” he shot her twice in the chest.
Hayat went into hiding in Faisalabad after the crime. The fact that he had allegedly been attempting to get in touch with Yousaf on several occasions led to his acts, according to the authorities.
Supposed surveillance film showing suspect Hayat running away from the site of the incident says:
Judge Shehzad became enraged, asking, “Where are the prosecutors of my court?,” because the prosecutor was not present at the court session. Since this is a high-profile case, all of the prosecutors are present, even though they usually aren’t. The district prosecutor’s absence was eventually explained, saying that the case will resume once the officer got back to the office.
The court granted the request for Hayat’s identification parade made by the investigating officer and remanded him to judicial custody for a period of fourteen days.
The murder was denounced by the Digital Rights Foundation (DRF), which brought attention to the proliferation of false information, hate speech based on gender, and the glorifying of Yousaf’s killing on social media. The DRF has spoken out against the widespread dissemination of false information regarding Yousaf’s private life and her romance with Hayat, stating that this action exemplifies the systemic sexism that women face in today’s society. A bigger trend of normalizing and rationalizing violence against women, especially those with an internet presence, was pointed out by the foundation.
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