A Tiktoker allegedly committed suicide in Peshawar’s Tehkal area on Wednesday after his marriage proposal rejection.
Shahzad Ahmad, 20, had 0.3 million followers on TikTok. He had also made attempts to end his life in the recent past.
Police said that they had received a complaint from Shahzad’s brother Sajjad. He stated that on Saturday he was looking for his brother but he was not in his room.
He then went into another room, he found Shahzad hanging from the ceiling fan. Shahzad was rushed to the hospital but doctors declared him dead on arrival.
“He was in love with a girl but her father turned down his marriage proposal repeatedly after which Shahzad was really depressed and he committed suicide,” the brother stated in the complaint. Police have started an investigation into the case.
“Two years ago he was approached by a girl who claimed to be his fan. Subsequently, a friendship was developed but the girl is only 16-year-old and studying in school,” he added.
Amir also said that Shahzad had proposed to the girl but it was turned down due to her age. “The girl told him that they will not be talking or meeting again on which Shahzad ate 50 sleeping pills in order to end his life but he was rushed to the hospital and saved,” he said, adding that after the incident his relationship with the girl re-established for a while.
Amir said that Shahzad again proposed to her for marriage but she again turned it down. She asked him not to meet her again upon which he hanged himself.
The friend went on to say that the girl’s family also objected that Shahzad spends all his time on TikTok on which he deleted his account. “Even then they refused his proposal,” he added.