Sana Yousaf murder case: Islamabad court hands death penalty to convict
An Islamabad court sentenced Umar Hayat to death for the murder of 17-year-old TikToker Sana Yousaf. The verdict followed over 50 hearings in the high-profile case.
- Details of the murder incident.
- Extensive legal proceedings and witness testimonies.
- The victim's significant social media following.
An Islamabad sessions court on Tuesday announced its verdict in the TikToker Sana Yousaf murder case, sentencing accused Umar Hayat to death, Aaj News reported.
Additional Sessions Judge Afzal Majoka delivered the reserved verdict, awarding the death penalty to the convict. The judge ordered the convict to pay Rs2 million as compensation to the social media influencer’s legal heirs.
According to the case details, Hayat allegedly entered the home of 17-year-old TikToker in Islamabad’s Sector G-13 on June 2, 2025 and shot her dead. The accused belongs to Faisalabad.
More than 50 hearings were held in the case. The charge sheet included a list of 31 witnesses, while 27 witnesses recorded their statements before the court.
The victim’s mother and paternal aunt testified as eyewitnesses to the incident.
The court had indicted Hayat on September 20 last year, while the prosecution’s first witness recorded testimony on September 25.
The TikToker girl was widely known for her social media presence, with nearly 800,000 followers on TikTok and around 500,000 followers on Instagram.
The city police had arrested Hayat on June 3 last year, a day after Yousaf was killed at her house.
Following the arrest of Hayat, a First Information Report (FIR) of the murder was registered at Sumbal police station against an unidentified man on the complaint of Sana’s mother, Farzana Yousaf, invoking Section 302 (intentional murder) of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).
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