SANIA Khan came to prominence by sharing her experience of divorce online, before she was tragically murdered by her estranged husband.
With ITV’s TikTok Murder Gone Viral documenting the sickening case, here’s everything you need to know about Sania.
Who was Sania Khan?
Sania was born in 1993 and was a first-generation child of Pakistani parents.
She grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee and went on to double major in psychology and women’s studies at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga.
Sania had a love of photography and decided to use her creative streak to build a career.
She married Raheel Ahmed in June 2021, after they dated for five years.
Sania filed for divorce in December of the same year.
After deciding to open up on social media about her experience with marriage and divorce, Sania quickly began to gain a far-reaching following.
She also discussed online how domestic violence and divorce are taboo subjects in the South Asian community.
Sania, who went by geminigirl_099 on TikTok, posted videos about the stigma she felt from her family after divorcing Ahmed.
She wrote in one: “You think you can hurt me? My family members told me if I left my husband I would let Shaytan win, that I dress like a prostitute and if I move back to my hometown they’ll kill themselves.”
While another post of hers read: “Going through a divorce as a South Asian Woman feels like you failed at life sometimes.”
While she remained in Chicago, her husband moved to Georgia.
What happened to Sania Khan?
Sania was found by Chicago police in July 2022, a month before her divorce was set to be finalised.
She had been in the process of moving back to Chattanooga, before she was shot in the back of the head by Raheel.
Raheel was found with a handgun and a suicide note, before later being pronounced dead at Northwestern Hospital.
A GoFundMe campaign raised over $36,000 to pay for Sania’s funeral.
On July 24 2022, a candlelight vigil was held at Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences.
The Sania Khan Memorial Scholarship Fund was created to support female students who are looking to pursue a fine arts degree at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga.
How to watch TikTok: Murder Gone Viral
The second episode of ITV’s TikTok: Murder Gone Viral follows Sania’s tragic murder.
Other episodes in the series investigate more murder cases where social media was heavily involved.
TikTok: Murder Gone Viral: The Killing of Sania Khan airs on ITV at 10.55 pm on Monday, June 30, 2025.
