Death of Sania Khan (original) (raw)

Sania Khan (April 8, 1993 – July 18, 2022) was a Pakistani American woman who was murdered by her estranged husband, Raheel Ahmad, in Chicago after she shared her divorce experience on TikTok. After killing Khan, Ahmad shot himself when police arrived on the scene and later died from his injuries. Her popularity on social media and the high profile murder put a spotlight on domestic violence and stigmatization of divorce in South Asian immigrant communities around the world.