Sana Yousuf was shot dead by a

young man in her home in Islamabad. Pakistani police were later able to arrest her after much difficulty.

The young man told police that he had been repeatedly rejected for love, according to Islamabad police.

Sana was in front of her mother and aunt at the time of the murder. Police said the accused, Umar Hayat (22), had come to Islamabad from Faisalabad, forced his way into Sana's house and shot her dead at point-blank range.

Pakistani media outlets, citing police and family sources, reported that Sana Yousuf's 17th birthday was May 29. Exactly four days later, on June 2, at around 5 pm, she was murdered.

Meanwhile, the killer, Umar Hayat, had

just passed his matriculation (SSC) and was not engaged in any gainful occupation. He tried to befriend the teenager Sana in various ways. However, Sana repeatedly rejected him.

Islamabad police said that Sana had blocked him on her phone. Later, she also prevented him from entering her house. Enraged, Hayat forcibly entered Sana's house and shot Sana twice in the chest at close range. Although she was immediately rescued and taken to the hospital, Sana could not be saved.

"It was a challenging investigation because the murder was blind—there was no clear lead," said Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi, IG of Islamabad Police.

He said that the police conducted 13 raids in search of the suspect, including 3 in Islamabad and 8 in other cities. Umar Hayat was finally arrested and Sana's phone and the weapon used in the murder were recovered from him.

Initially, rumors spread that it could be a domestic honor killing. However, IG Nasir Rizvi clearly said, "This is not the work of a relative or a guest. Initially, there was an attempt to divert the matter into a different sector."

Social messages:

The death of Sana Yousuf, who became a popular influencer as a teenager, is not just a loss of life—it is a reflection of a societal failure.

This brutal murder has once again brought to the fore the safety of women in society, the social tendency to not accept rejection, and the horrors of harassment of women in the digital world.

A teenager's 'no' means 'no'—not respecting it and using that 'no' as an excuse to take a life is a brutal act of violence.

Pakistan and the international community expect a full investigation and trial of this incident to be completed fairly and expeditiously. Source: Geo News