ISLAMABAD/JARANWALA: In a tragic incident in Jaranwala city near Faisalabad, a bride lost her life due to a gunshot while filming a TikTok video.
The victim, 22-year-old Fatima Bibi, had been married just two days earlier to Azmat, a resident of the same village. Conflicting accounts have emerged regarding the circumstances of her death.
According to an initial police report, Fatima accidentally fired a bullet from a weapon while recording a TikTok video.
However, other sources suggest the fatal bullet may have originated from an unidentified source.
Police have sent Fatima’s body to the hospital for an autopsy and collected evidence from the scene. The Station House Officer (SHO) of Saddar police station stated that the true cause of the incident would be determined following a detailed investigation.
This incident is reminiscent of a similar tragedy in May 2024, when a 16-year-old Karachi student, Abdullah Mehmood, accidentally shot himself while filming a TikTok video. Mehmood, who worked at a call center in Liaquatabad, was filming with a pistol alongside a friend when the firearm discharged, killing him on the spot. Police later sealed the call center following the incident.
Such incidents highlight the dangers associated with filming risky content for social media. In 2020, another TikTok-related tragedy occurred in Karachi, claiming the life of a 13-year-old boy while he was making a video. These repeated incidents underscore the need for greater awareness and caution regarding the use of weapons in content creation.
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