TikToker ‘kills himself’ on camera

Police call the incident suicide and not accident

KURIANWALA:

A young man accidentally shot himself dead while recording a TikTok video. The police followed the necessary procedure and returned the deceased's body to his family. The video capturing the fatal moment went viral on social media.

According to details, 19-year-old Muhammad Umar Yasin was filming a TikTok video in his room while brandishing a 30-bore pistol.

During the video shoot, the pistol accidentally discharged and a bullet struck him in the right side of his head.

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Footage of the incident spread on social media platforms, clearly depicting the deceased Muhammad Umar levelling the pistol to his head before the fatal discharge.

Following the incident, Khurrianwala police conducted the necessary procedures and subsequently released the body to his family.

However, SHO Khurrianwala Sub-Inspector Afzal Cheema maintained that the incident was not related to making a TikTok video. Instead, it was reported that Umar was engaged in a phone conversation and, for unknown reasons, he became distressed and allegedly took his own life by shooting himself in the head.

In August 2020, two men drowned in Sutlej River while recording a video for TikTok in Pakpattan.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 22^nd, 2023.