What happened to TikTok star Ayesha Gilamana who died at 28? Everything we know as police detain 3 suspects

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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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TikTok star Ayesha Gilamana, whose real name was Shamsu Bibi, has been killed at the age of 28. She had around 1.3 million followers on TikTok and was shot by two men on a motorcycle in Taxila while driving her car, with one bullet hitting her in the neck. The police have detained three people as they investigate who was responsible for the attack and what led to it. According to Ayesha's father, she had received a phone call from a man named Kashif, also known as Kashi, before leaving home on August 14 with her younger sister and brother. The family's 15-year-old daughter was badly hurt in the crash that followed the shooting and is being treated at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad.

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Topics

Islamabad Taxila TikTok YouTube the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences

Subjects

Ayesha PERSON · 9× TikTok ORG · 4× Ayesha Gilamana PERSON · 2× Ayesha Gilamana’s PERSON · 2× Kashif PERSON · 2× Taxila GPE · 2× Asmiya Bibi PERSON · 1× Nematullah PERSON · 1× Shamsu Bibi PERSON · 1× YouTube ORG · 1×

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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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🔮 Because of this, investigators are now checking where they were and who may have been using their phones at the time.

Claims (28 extracted, 5 hedged)

TikTok star Ayesha Gilamana, whose real name was Shamsu Bibi, has died at the age of 28. asserted
name → die → 28
She had around 1.3 million followers on TikTok and had been making videos for three to four years. asserted
She → have → years
She also had about 176,000 subscribers on YouTube. asserted
She → have → YouTube
Her death happened in Taxila, where police say two men on a motorcycle opened fire at the car she was driving. asserted
she → happen → car
Police have now detained three people as they investigate what happened and why she was targeted. asserted
she → detain → people
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. uncertain
she → happen → sister
The family said Ayesha had received a phone call from a man named Kashif, also known as Kashi, who asked her to leave quickly. asserted
who → say → her
Ayesha was driving near a gas station when two men on a motorcycle came close to her car. asserted
men → drive → car
Police said the passenger opened fire and hit Ayesha in the neck. asserted
passenger → say → neck
She then lost control of the car. asserted
She → lose → car
The vehicle crashed into a passing dump truck. asserted
vehicle → crash → truck
Ayesha died inside the car. asserted
Ayesha → die → car
Her younger sister was badly hurt in the crash and was taken to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad for treatment. asserted
sister → hurt → treatment
Ayesha had built a large following online during her years as a TikTok creator. asserted
Ayesha → build → creator
Following her death, her TikTok account was reportedly made private. uncertain
account → follow → death
Why have police detained three suspects in Ayesha Gilamana’s case?Police have detained three people as they continue to investigate Ayesha’s death. asserted
they → detain → death
The arrests came after police teams carried out operations in Taxila, Attock and areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. asserted
teams → come → Pakhtunkhwa
The three people detained are reportedly close relatives of Kashif, Kausar and Javed. uncertain
people → detain → Kashif
These are the three people named in the complaint filed by Ayesha’s family. asserted
These → name → family
Investigators said the detained people had been in contact with those named in the complaint. asserted
people → say → complaint
Police have also taken several steps to find more clues. asserted
Police → take → clues
They completed geofencing around the area where the shooting happened. asserted
shooting → complete → area
Geofencing can help investigators check which phones were near a certain place at a certain time. asserted
phones → help → time
Ayesha’s phone has also been sent for forensic testing. asserted
phone → send → testing
Early location data reportedly showed that the three people named in the complaint were in Murree when the shooting happened. uncertain
shooting → show → Murree
Because of this, investigators are now checking where they were and who may have been using their phones at the time. uncertain
who → check → time
Ayesha Gilamana’s death has left many questions about what happened that day. asserted
what → leave → questions
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. asserted
what → look → attack
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