Sialkot boy loses life while filming TikTok video with friends: Police launch probe

SIALKOT: TikTok, an Android-based social media video application, has become a new addiction to youth across the globe and also brought serious concerns aplenty, especially for teens and children.

In a recent incident, a first-year student Ammar Haider has lost his life while taping TikTok video with his friends. The incident took place in Sialkot city of Punjab province on Sunday.

There were different statements about the death of the boy as his friends claimed that Ammar fired himself while making the video, while family of the deceased accused Ammar’s friends for murdering him.

According to reports, Ammar was holding a pistol while making the video along with his friends.

Police have launched an investigation to ascertain the truth and taken both of the deceased' friends - who were along with him during the incident - into custody. However, Ammar’s friend Zohaib, denied all the accusations, saying Ammar shot himself while shooting the video.