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Influencer Mahek Bukhari jailed for double murder is still active on TikTok despite role in killing of two men
Some of the videos on Bukhari's account joke about murder
INFLUENCER Mahek Bukhari who was jailed for double murder with her mum is still active on TikTok.
The 24-year-old is still being allowed to have a platform - with her videos racking up views - despite her terrifying role in killing two men.
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It also means Mahek, who has several million views on viral videos, could be raking in income from her TikTok account even though she is banged up.
Mahek and her accomplice mum Ansreen, 46, murdered Saqib Hussain, 21, and his pal Mohammed Hashim Ijazuddin, also 21.
Ansreen was having an affair with Saqib who would splash thousands of pounds on her and take her out for lavish dates.
During the course of their three-year relationship, they regularly met up for sexual trysts in hotels in Birmingham and London.
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Ansreen decided to end it with lover Saqib - angering him and leading him to threaten to expose Ansreen to her husband.
The killer mother daughter duo then hatched a plot to silence Saqib.
They arranged a meeting in a Tesco car park, and got others to “jump” him.
His Skoda was then chased by two cars containing eight people — including the Bukharis.
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Saqib was found dead in a burning car, along with his friend Mohammed after their car was rammed off the A46 in a 100mph chase in Leicestershire.
Their bodies were so badly burnt, their families could not identify them.
The fame had got to her. She thought she was untouchable
Victim's dad
Months after Mahek's conviction, her TikTok account with 164k followers it still active.
The Sun first reported the shock back in September - with bosses yet to pull her page.
Although she's not posting from inside her cell, her videos - including ones joking about murder - are still being watched.
Saqib’s father Sajad is still haunted by what happened.
In his first interview since the murders in February 2022, he tells The Sun: “We never expected to bury our own child. It’s still very raw.”
And he insists that social media is partly to blame — after Mahek’s “fame” on the site dragged her into a fantasy life.
Dad-of-five Sajad, 46, from Banbury, Oxon, says: “The fame had got to her. She thought she was untouchable, above the law.”
And he believes Saqib, who was around 18 when the affair started, was effectively “groomed” by mum-of-two Ansreen.
Sajad says: “It would have been his first serious relationship. I think he fully trusted her.
“He was so young. It might not have been illegal, but it was still grooming, I think. She is older than his own mother. She should have known better.”
And he says of the social media platform that made Mahek a star: “TikTok played a big part in this. If there was no social media, they might never have met up and none of this would have happened.”
TikTok, who are not obligated to delete her account, has been contacted for comment.
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Sajad has decided to break his silence — along with Mohammed Hashim’s father Sikander Hayat — ahead of appearing in ITV documentary, TikTok: Murder Gone Viral — The Mother & Daughter Killers.
The doc will air on ITV at 9pm on Tuesday.
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