Pakistani suspects sentenced over ‘TikTok mugging’ in Istanbul

A Turkish court handed record prison terms, 133 years and three months each, to two Pakistani men on Monday for robbing fellow expatriates in Istanbul in January.

Omar Shah and Farman Khan were accused of threatening nine Pakistani nationals with guns and knives as the victims were in their home in the city’s Bayrampaşa district on Jan. 4, 2022. Then, they tied up the nine people and stole their money before broadcasting the video of their victims on the viral video app TikTok.