Mahek Bukhari, A social media celebrity, her mother, and a friend were charged with murder. It happened today after two men were rammed off the road in a deadly collision.
TikTok star Mahek Bukhari, 22, Ansreen Bukhari, 45, and Natasha Akhtar, 21, sat in the dock at Leicester Magistrates’ Court, accompanied by a jail guard.
What Caused This Incident?
In the early hours of Friday, a car was “driven off the road” and split in two. The incident prompted detectives to apprehend the trio. According to the court, the two victims, Mohammed Hashim Ijazuddin and Saqib Hussain died at the site. They were chased by the defendants on February 11.
Mahek Bukhari, from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, donned a hoodie for the brief hearing. She has over 126,000 TikTok followers and 43,000 Instagram followers.
She routinely shares aspects of her life, including her clothing, make-up, and purses. As per sources, she has also starred in films alongside her mom Ansreen Bukhari. According to the evidence presented in court, during the high-speed chase, one of the victims dialed 999 to inform authorities. Before the conversation was ended, the other end of the phone heard a “loud scream.”
Court Explained The Incident
According to the court, the automobile was driven off the road and into a central reservation barrier. There it was ripped apart at the moment of contact. At roughly 1.30 a.m., the horrific crash occurred on the A46 near Six Hills junction in Leicestershire. The emergency services rushed to the area after receiving information that a silver Skoda Fabia had left the road.
A grey Audi TT and a blue Seat Leon were also traveling “at speed” in the vicinity at the time of the crash, according to police. Officers detained the three ladies, as well as two males from Leicester, aged 21 and 27, on suspicion of murder. Both men are still being held in jail. A 20-year-old male who was also detained on suspicion of murder was freed with no further action.
Both Bukhari ladies spoke merely to confirm their names during today’s 10-minute visit. They were remanded in jail and will appear in court tomorrow at Leicester Crown Court. Natasha Akhtar, their co-accused from Birmingham, who is also facing a double murder charge, appeared briefly with the duo.
However, owing to cell staff shortages at the court, she was unable to attend the initial hearing since just one guard was available. A pre-trial preparation hearing has been scheduled for all three accused on March 28.
DOUBLE ‘MURDER’
In a statement, Leicestershire Police said, “A murder investigation has been launched following a road traffic collision on the A46 near to the Six Hills junction at about 1.35 am Friday. Two people were pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation is in the very early stages and work is being carried out to ascertain the circumstances of the collision and what happened in the minutes before.”
He added, “Detectives want to hear from anyone who saw three cars traveling in the area of Troon Way or Abbey Lane at around 1.25 am, and on the A46 between the Thurmaston Shopping Centre and the Hobby Horse Island. The cars – a silver Skoda Fabia, a grey Audi TT, and a blue Seat Leon – were traveling at speed and work is being carried out to work out the routes taken.”
Tony Yarwood, Detective Chief Inspector, said: “Anyone who was traveling in the area in the early hours and has any dashcam footage, we are urging you to come forward. We are working to piece together the movements of all the cars involved and any footage of them will help our investigation.”