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- Shamsoo Bibi was shot dead in Taxila by unidentified men on a motorcycle, says her father
- Says Bibi received threats from two suspects she was demanding repayment of money from
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani police registered a murder case this week after a TikToker named Shamsoo Bibi was shot dead in the eastern city of Taxila by unidentified persons on a motorcycle, a copy of the complaint said.
Fazal Sahibzada, 28-year-old Bibi’s father, said in the complaint that the incident occurred on Aug. 14. He said Bibi, who was also popularly known as Ayesha Gilamana, received a call on her phone by a man he identified as Kashif alias “Kashi,” who told her to immediately come outside of their house.
Bibi, her 15-year-old sister Aseema and brother Naimatullah left the house in their car. Shortly afterwards, Sahibzada said he got to know Bibi had been shot dead while his other daughter had been injured severely.
Sahibzada said he arrived at THQ Hospital and identified Bibi’s body in the mortuary. There, Naimatullah told him that two unidentified men aged between 30-35 years fired shots at their car from a motorcycle near an Attock petrol station. The bullets struck Bibi on the neck and killed her on the spot. The firing also caused the car to veer out of control and smash into another vehicle, injuring Aseema.
“My daughter Shamsoo Bibi used to make TikTok [videos] and had been doing so for nearly three to four years,” Sahibzada said in the complaint. “She had amassed around 1.3 million followers.”
He said Bibi had financial dealings with individuals named Kausar and Javed alias Shaheen. He said that the deceased had received death threats over demands for repayment of money from Kausar and Javed, and had also submitted a complaint against them in Islamabad in this regard.
“I have strong reason to believe that my daughter was murdered by these two unknown assailants at the incitement of Kausar and Javaid (alias Shaheen) so they could misappropriate her money,” Sahibzada said.
He demanded legal action against the suspects mentioned by name and two unidentified persons. Sahibzada said his son Naimatullah can identify the suspects who fired at the car if they are presented before him.
Police registered a case against the suspects identified by Sahibzada and unidentified persons under sections 302 (premeditated murder, 324 (attempted murder), 109 (Abetment) and 34 (Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) under the Pakistan Penal Code.