From always Mahek Bukhari wanted to became a famous online personality. Her mother, Ansreen also supported her and duo shared an extremely close relationship. In 2021, Ansreen wanted to end her relationship with Saqib Hussain. So, Mahek and her friend Rekan came up with a plan to help her. They decided to lure Ansreen’s ex-boyfriend, Saqib Hussain to a meeting point by offering him £3,000.
They planned to threatened and expose him. In February 2022, Mahek’s other friends, including Ameer, Sanaf and Natasha went to a Tesco car park in Leicester where they planned to ambush Hussain. To get there, Hussain’s friend Hashim offered to drive him.
Mahek Bukhari Age
How old is Mahek Bukhari? She is 23 years old, as of 2024. She was born on 23 March, 2001. She is from USA. Her height is 5’3” (1.63 m). She holds Pakistani-British nationality.
Who Is Mahek Bukhari?
Mahek Bukhari, an influencer caught in a web of fraud, blackmail and murder which is the real-life character in TikTok: Murder Gone Viral which is a oddly punctuated title of ITV’s three-part documentary series, it puts so much emphasis on the role of TikTok for the 2022 murders of Saqib Hussain and Hashim Ijazuddin that it oversimplifies a complex tragedy.
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The former student, who was from Stoke-on-Trent, had left school to follow her aspirations of becoming a social media celebrity when things went wrong.
She is serving in jail now
Both Mahek and Ansreen are currently serving their respective sentences at undisclosed prisons in the UK. Mahek’s minimum sentence is 31 years and eight months, while Ansreen’s minimum sentence is slightly shorter at 26 years and nine months.
On Friday, August 4, 2023, Mahek, Ansreen and the others were also sentenced. Two counts of murder were found against Natasha Akhtar, Ameer Jamal and Sanaf Gulamustafa and two counts of murder were found against Rekhan Karwan and Raees Jamal, the drivers of the chasing cars.