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· collected 2026-08-19 · by Global Sports Desk
Ayesha Gilamana, a 28-year-old TikTok star with 1.3 million followers, died in Taxila after two men on a motorcycle opened fire at her car, hitting her in the neck. Police have detained three suspects, reportedly close relatives of Kashif, who was allegedly involved in Ayesha's death, according to her family's complaint. The police investigation is ongoing and includes forensic testing of Ayesha's phone and geofencing around the crime scene. The motives behind the attack on Ayesha remain unclear, leaving many questions about what happened that day.
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28-year-old TikTok star, Shamsu Bibi (also known as Ayesha Gilamana), was killed in Taxila, Pakistan. She was driving her car when two men on a motorcycle approached and the passenger opened fire, hitting her in the neck. The vehicle crashed into a dump truck after she lost control, and Ayesha died inside the car. Her 15-year-old sister, Asmiya Bibi, was badly injured in the crash and taken to a hospital for treatment. A police complaint filed by Ayesha's father revealed that she had received a phone call from a man named Kashif (also known as Kashi) before her death, asking her to leave quickly. Three suspects have been detained by police as they investigate what happened and why Ayesha was targeted.
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TikTok star Ayesha Gilamana, whose real name was Shamsu Bibi, has died at the age of 28.
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She had around 1.3 million followers on TikTok and had been making videos for three to four years.
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She also had about 176,000 subscribers on YouTube.
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Her death happened in Taxila, where police say two men on a motorcycle opened fire at the car she was driving.
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Police have now detained three people as they investigate what happened and why she was targeted.
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What happened to Ayesha Gilamana before her death?According to a police complaint filed by Ayesha’s father, she left home on August 14 with her 15-year-old sister, Asmiya Bibi, and her brother, Nematullah.
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The family said Ayesha had received a phone call from a man named Kashif, also known as Kashi, who asked her to leave quickly.
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Ayesha was driving near a gas station when two men on a motorcycle came close to her car.
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Police said the passenger opened fire and hit Ayesha in the neck.
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She then lost control of the car.
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The vehicle crashed into a passing dump truck.
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Ayesha died inside the car.
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Her younger sister was badly hurt in the crash and was taken to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad for treatment.
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Ayesha had built a large following online during her years as a TikTok creator.
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Following her death, her TikTok account was reportedly made private.
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Why have police detained three suspects in Ayesha Gilamana’s case?Police have detained three people as they continue to investigate Ayesha’s death.
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The arrests came after police teams carried out operations in Taxila, Attock and areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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The three people detained are reportedly close relatives of Kashif, Kausar and Javed.
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These are the three people named in the complaint filed by Ayesha’s family.
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Investigators said the detained people had been in contact with those named in the complaint.
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Police have also taken several steps to find more clues.
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They completed geofencing around the area where the shooting happened.
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Geofencing can help investigators check which phones were near a certain place at a certain time.
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Ayesha’s phone has also been sent for forensic testing.
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Early location data reportedly showed that the three people named in the complaint were in Murree when the shooting happened.
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Because of this, investigators are now checking where they were and who may have been using their phones at the time.
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Ayesha Gilamana’s death has left many questions about what happened that day.
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Police are still looking into the case, and the three detained people are being questioned as investigators work to find out who was responsible and what led to the attack.
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