26-07-2025
Police arrest two for allegedly poisoning Pakistani TikToker Sumeera Rajput to death
KARACHI: Police have arrested two suspects for allegedly poisoning a local TikTok star to death in Pakistan's southern Ghotki district, officials said on Saturday.
Sumeera Rajput, who had over 58,000 followers and one million likes on TikTok, was found dead at her residence in the Bago Wah area on Friday afternoon, according to Imran Qureshi, a senior superintendent of police (SSP) at Sindh police's media and public relations wing.
Police arrested two suspects, Babu Rajput and Muhammad Imran, for poisoning the content creator and lodged a case against them on the complaint of the deceased's sister.
'A post-mortem of Sameera Rajput has been conducted, which has revealed that she died because of poisoning,' Qureshi said in a statement. 'Further investigation is underway with the arrested suspects.'
TikTok has more than 60 million users in Pakistan, many of them young women and teenagers. Rajput's death is the second such incident in as many months in the country.
On June 2, Sana Yousaf, a 17-year-old content creator, was shot dead at her home by another social media influencer, Umar Hayat, 22, after she rejected his repeated advances, according to Islamabad police chief Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi.
Yousuf, originally from the scenic northern region of Chitral, was known for promoting traditional Chitrali music and dress through her videos. She also advocated for girls' education.
Hours before her murder, she had posted a photo celebrating her birthday with friends.
