New Delhi, Nov. 10 -- Mariam Cisse, a well-known young TikToker from Tonka in the northern Timbuktu region, was killed in Mali. She was in her early 20s and had nearly a lakh followers. Mariam was admired for her lively videos that mixed humour, daily life, social issues and open support for the Malian army. Her followers on TikTok are increasing every hour since her death.

According to witnesses, Mariam was captured on November 6 while live-streaming at a local market. The suspects are armed rebels who accused her of informing the army about their movements.

Mariam was taken outside the town and then brought back the next day to Tonka's Independence Square. There, in front of a helpless crowd that included her brother, she was shot dea...