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TikTok star Adil Rajput fakes own death for followers, enrages fans

Rajput's wife Farah first announced the news, later claiming that it was a misunderstanding

Entertainment Desk September 16, 2020

Local TikTok star Adil Rajput is facing the brunt of a callous stunt after he seemingly faked his own death on the video-sharing app.

Rajput, a popular TikToker from Rahim Yar Khan with over 2.5 million followers, was reported dead by his wife, Farah Adil, on their TikTok account where they regularly upload videos together. "Adil is no longer with us," she said, in tears, adding that she had just received a call informing her of an accident and that Rajput had passed away.

As the video gained momentum on social media, a mosque in their area also announced the news as per ritual. Following this, many fans made their way to Rajput's house to offer condolence and found that the star was alive and well. Farah later uploaded another video explaining the 'misunderstanding'.

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"Allah has granted another life to Adil (Rajput). Adnan called again and said that Adil had fainted, and he thought he had died," she said. She also slammed the media for propagating false news and sensationalising on their pain.

Video of Rajput with a cast on his leg and a bandaged head also started doing the rounds shortly thereafter.

While some fans and followers of the couple were amused by the antic, many others slammed them for resorting to such an act to 'gain followers' despite Farah reiterating that Rajput did, in fact, get into a serious accident.

"I swear I didn't know about this man, but after his fake death news for publicity and fake fame, I realised that TikTokers are only junk," wrote one user, clearly taken aback by the stunt. Another echoed the same sentiment, writing, "This way of getting fame is not at all appropriate. Don't make fun of relations to become famous."

"What a mean and pathetic way to gain followers! That's the wrong and unethical use of social media," one other chimed in.

This way of getting fame is not at all appropriate.. don't make fun of relations to become famous. #adilrajput
— Rida Fatima💫 (@RidaFat22718566) September 16, 2020

Some pointed out how the couple seemed to have hit the nail right on the head as they have been trending on Twitter since the news first broke. "#AdilRajput trending on number two. He got what he wanted," shared a user. "Trending, getting fame... That's all they want. Shameless" penned another user.

#adilrajput trending no#2
He got what he wanted 😂😂😂
— Saher Kashaff (@SKashaff) September 16, 2020

Many others resorted to creating memes on the situation to lighten the mood perhaps. "If the word drama had a face," joked one user, attaching a screenshot of Farah's first video where she broke the false news.