Mahek Bukhari is a Pakistani-origin British TikToker and entrepreneur who posts videos on TikTok about fashion, entertainment, and style. She gained notoriety in August 2023 when she, her mother, and her friends were convicted in the murders of two men, one of whom had an extra-marital affair with Mahek’s mother.
Wiki/Biography
Mahek Ali Bukhari was born on Saturday, 22 May 1999 (age 24 years; as of 2023) in the United States of America (U.S.A.). Her zodiac sign is Gemini. A few months after she was born, her family moved to Pakistan. In 2001, her family moved to London, England and later to Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England. In 2007, she, along with her family, moved to the George Eardley Close area of Stoke-On-Trent. She did her schooling at St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy, Stoke-on-Trent, England. She studied fashion at Newcastle College, Rye Hill Campus which she completed in 2017. From 2017 to 2021, she pursued graduation at Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester. She later pursued a career in the entertainment industry.
Mahek Bukhari during her college years
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 6″
Weight (approx.): 50 kg
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Figure Measurements (approx.): 32-28-36
Family
She belongs to a middle-class family.
Parents & Siblings
Her father’s name is Ali Raza who has worked as a security officer at various organisations including Reliance Securities Limited. Her mother’s name is Ansreen Bukhari, who has worked as a pharmaceutical dispenser at different pharmacies including Superdrug. Mehak has a brother named Armaan Ali Bukhari who is also a TikToker.
Mahek Bukhari with her brother, Armaan Ali Bukhari (extreme left), her father, Ali Raza (second from right), and her mother, Ansreen Bukhari (extreme right)
Husband & Children
She is unmarried and does not have any children.
Relationships/Affairs
She allegedly dated a guy named Azher.
Mahek Bukhari’s alleged ex-boyfriend, Azher
Religion
She follows Islam.
Ethnicity
She has Pakistani origins as her father was a Pakistani and moved to England after his marriage, and her mother is a British citizen, whose family came to England from Pakistan when she was very young.
Address
4, George Eardley Close, Stoke-On-Trent, England, ST6 5XD
Nationality/Citizenship
She holds dual citizenship of the U.S.A. and England.
Career
Social Media Influencer
Mahek Bukhari started posting videos on TikTok about makeup, fashion, and dress hauls after completing the fashion course in 2017. She gradually became famous, prominently as a TikToker and participated in various events as a social media influencer.
Mahek Bukhari during an event
As of August 2023, she had 120 thousand followers on TikTok, 38 thousand followers on Instagram, and 4 thousand subscribers on YouTube.
Entrepreneur
She also opened a retail sale company named Shoplers Direct Ltd in 2020 which supplies products direct to the house of the person who orders them by mail or the internet. She took orders for customised shoes on her Instagram page under the brand name M A Y B Customs.
A shoe customised by Mahek Bukhari
Controversy
Convicted of Murder
On the morning of 11 February 2022, around 1:30 am, police were informed of a car on fire next to a tree on the central reservation of the A46 near Six Hills, Leicestershire. At the time, the person who was reporting the collision was unable to determine the make of the car or if anyone was inside. Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service were also called, and when the fire was put out, officers devastatingly found two bodies. The bodies were later identified as Saqib Hussain, a passenger in the vehicle and his cousin, Mohammed Hashim Ijazuddin, who had been driving.
Saqib Hussain with his sister, Sana Sajad Hussain
Mohammed Hashim Ijazuddin with his uncle, Anser Hussain (right)
As police carried out enquiries into the collision, it quickly became apparent that the deaths of the two men were not a tragic accident. The collision was immediately linked to a 999 call which had been made by Hussain in the lead up to the crash in which he distressingly told the operator that he and his friend were being followed by two vehicles, that there were people with balaclavas (face mask) on, that they were trying to block him in, ram him off the road and that they were trying to kill him. The call cut out as the car crashed. As a murder investigation was launched, it was established that Hussain had an extra-marital affair with Ansreen Bukhari, Mahek Bukhari’s mother, and Mahek was aware of the relationship. Enquiries showed that Ansreen Bukhari, who was married, had made a decision to end the relationship with Hussain, but he could not accept this. This led to him allegedly making threats to tell Ansreen Bukhari’s husband about the affair and to share sexual images and videos of Ansreen Bukhari. During the trial, Ansreen disclosed that she had threatened to report Hussain to the police before confiding in Mahek about the messages received.
Mahek Bukhari with her mother, Ansreen Bukhari
Messages found during investigations revealed that Mahek told her mother that she would get Hussain beaten up. One of the messages read,
I’ll get him jumped by guys and he won’t know what day it is”.
Enquiries found that over time, Ansreen had offered to pay Hussain money back which he had spent on her, around £3000. An arrangement was made by Mahek and her friends for Hussain to meet Ansreen and Mahek Bukhari at the Tesco car park in Hamilton, Leicester, to get the money. Unbeknown to Hussain, it had been arranged for other people to be at the meeting too – these people included five other defendants, Raees Jamal, Rekan Karwan, Sanaf Gulamustafa, Ameer Jamal, and Natasha Akhtar. This led to the defendants making their way to the car park during the early hours of 11 February 2022 in two vehicles – an Audi TT and a Seat Leon. None of the defendants had any money with them at the time of the meeting. CCTV footage then showed Hussain and Ijazuddin arrive at the car park at around 1:17 am in a Skoda Fabia before immediately driving away again. It is believed this is after they saw the other cars and people there. Two minutes later, footage showed the Seat Leon and the Audi TT also leaving the car park.
Saqib Hussain’s car (green arrow) entering the Telco carpark, where Mahek Bukhari (red arrow) and her friends (blue arrow) were waiting
Mahek and her friends called Hussain several times from their cars, and after these calls, the call from Hussain to 999 was then made. Enquiries at the scene of the crash carried out by a forensic collision investigator established that the Skoda Fabia had hit the barrier of the central reservation before colliding with a tree. The impact of the collision was so severe that the vehicle had split into two and the engine of the car had detached from it. Hussain and Ijazuddin both died immediately from multiple injuries. Both men died prior to the fire taking hold. The detailed police investigation found a tracker fitted on the hired Audi TT, which showed that the car had reached speed of up to 100mph during the chase. The speed of the Skoda at the time of the collision was estimated at being in excess of 80mph. The tracker on the Audi TT also showed heavy braking after the crash with its speed reduced to 62mph. Both cars were then driven back past the collision site at which point the Skoda was ablaze.
Saqib Hussain’s car (green arrow) being followed by Mahek Bukhari (red arrow) and her friends (blue arrow)
Audi and Seat were found to have continued along the A46 before reaching a junction where two people were seen getting out of a car, believed to be inspecting it for damage, before getting back in. No call was made from any of the defendants for help. CCTV footage then showed the defendants walking in the Gipsy Lane area of Leicester during the early hours of the morning, and later as they made their way home.
Mahek Bukhari and her friends walking down the Gispy Lane on the murder night
As the evidence was established, the defendants were arrested on suspicion of the murder of Hussain and Ijazuddin, with the first arrests happening hours after the collision on 11 February 2022. Body-worn footage at the time of Ansreen and Mahek Bukhari being arrested showed them lying to police about where they had been during the evening. When officers attended the home address of Ansreen and Mahek Bukhari following the incident, Mahek told officers they had travelled to Nottingham during the evening.
Police officials questioning Mahek Bukhari and her family in the morning after the murder
Following the seizure of the Seat Leon and Audi TT, the forensic collision investigator found damage to the front of the Seat Leon which was consistent with colliding with the rear of the Skoda Fabia. A wheel brace was found in the boot of the Audi TT and a curved metal tool in the driver’s seat of the Seat Leon, which it’s believed were taken deliberately to the meeting arranged.
Collision marks on the Seat Leon car driven by Mahek Bukhari’s friends
The defendants were all charged with two counts of murder. All denied being responsible leading to the trial being held at Leicester Crown Court. The trial heard how all defendants did admit to being in the Seat Leon or the Audi TT at the time of the collision. Raees Jamal admitted being the driver of the Seat Leon at the time of the vehicle colliding with the Skoda. On 4 August 2023, the trial concluded with verdicts being returned by the jury in court. Ansreen Bukhari and Mahek Bukhari of George Eardley Close, Stoke-on-Trent, Raees Jamal of Lingdale Close, Loughborough, and Rekan Karwan of Tomlin Road, Leicester were all found guilty of the murders. Sanaf Gulamustafa of Littlemore Close, Leicester, Ameer Jamal of Catherine Street, Leicester, and Natasha Akhtar of Alum Rock Road, Birmingham were all found not guilty of murder but guilty of the manslaughter of Hussain and Ijazuddin. Mohammed Patel was found not guilty of murder and not guilty of manslaughter. They have all been remanded into custody and are due to be sentenced on 1 September 2023.
Mugshots of Mahek Bukhari’s mother, Ansreen Bukhari, Mahek Bukhari, Raees Jamal, Rekan Karwan (left to right, in the top row), Sanam Gulamustafa, Ameer Jamal, Natasha Akhtar (left to right, bottom row)
After the conviction of Mahek Bukhari and others, family members of Saqib Hussain and Mohammed Hashim Ijazuddin thanked the law authorities. Saqib’s father, Sajad Hussain said that Saqib was a kind, caring, and much-loved person and said,
Saqib was a much-loved young man. He was kind, compassionate, caring and sensible. My family has been shattered by this senseless act and we are still struggling to come to terms with the enormity of our loss. We are grateful that the courts saw through all the lies attributed to my son Saqib. Thank God the jury saw through it and gave the verdicts our children deserve.”
Saqib Hussain with his father, Sajad Hussain
Car Collection
She owns an Audi.
Mahek Bukhari with her Audi car
Facts/Trivia
- Mahek Bukhari’s nickname is May Bukhari.
- Mahek Bukhari’s mother, Ansreen, revealed during the trial that she supported Mahek’s University education as she also wanted to study; however, her family was traditional and did not allow her to pursue a college education.
