Sana Yousuf is a 17 year old TikToker who was killed at her home in Islamabad in sector G-13 by an unknown assailant. The murder shook the whole country as a girl was targetted and killed while she was inside her house. There was a strong uproar in the media and on social media about increasing femicide.
IG Islamabad addressed a press conference today and spoke about the murder case after the assailant Umer Hayat was finally arrested. He was arrested from Jaranwala, Faisalabad. IG revealed that Sana Yousuf was attacked at her home. Umer came on a motorbike, went into Sana’s house and shot her with two bullets. He was later seen fleeing the scene on the same bike. He also took Sana’s phone with him when he fled.
This is the video of Umer fleeing the murder scene:
IG Islamabad further explained that the man wanted to befriend Sana Yosuf and kept contacting her through her social media. She repeatedly rejected his advances which he could not take. The officer said that the police have named this case “The Case of Repeated Rejection”. On 29th May which was Sana’s birthday, the man actually reached her house and tried to meet her. She rejected him once again and never met him. He tried to meet her once again on 2nd June and he was rejected again. Then he planned to murder her, broke into her house and shot her.
This is what happened:
She said "NO" that doesn’t mean you kill her because of rejection. Mentally ill ppl who can’t handle rejection.People need to understand that this kind of "obsession" looks good only in movies, not in real life. Learn to accept rejection💔💔#JusticeForSanaYousaf pic.twitter.com/dbI0RsinNs
— aswa (@bhensharamkarlo) June 3, 2025
The murder weapon which is a pistol and Sana Yousuf’s phone were confiscated from the murderer. He also admitted to committing the crime when he was arrested. Police were able to reach the assailant by using CCTV footage and constituted 7 teams to catch him as soon as possible. He comes from a middle class background and son of a retired 16 Grade government officer.Here is IG Islamabad explaining how they raid different locations to apprehend him:
IG Islamabad Ali Nasir talk about Sana Yousaf murder case in Islamabad #SanaYousaf @ICT_Police Weldon Islamabad Police pic.twitter.com/GJomXtTANv
— Malik Ali Raza (@MalikAliiRaza) June 3, 2025
Sana Yousuf’s body has been moved to her hometown in Upper Chitral where her funeral prayers will be offered!
