Internet sensation Kili Paul attacked with knife, beaten with sticks by 5 men: ‘This is so scary’

Kili Paul and his sister Neema are famous on the internet for lip synching Indian songs. The sibling duo is originally from Tanzania.

Tanzanian internet sensation, Kili Paul was attacked with knife and beaten with sticks by unknown individuals on Sunday. Kili rose to fame along with his sister Neema, as the duo is famous for lip-syncing to Indian songs. Kili shared the news of the attack on his Instagram Stories.

Kili Paul was attacked by 5 men.

He shared the details of the attack on his Instagram Story. He said he was attacked by five people and received five stitches after the assault. The Instagram story read, “I was attacked by 5 people in the movement of defending myself my right-hand toe was injured by a knife and I got 5 stitches and I was beaten by sticks and clubs but thank god I defend myself after beating two people they run away but I was already injured pray for me (sic). This is scary.”

Kili Paul's Instagram Story about the attack.

Kili, a popular TikTok star with over 3.5 million followers, saw his Instagram following jump from 95k to 135k after he shared Shershaah's song Raatan Lambiyaan video last year, which was reposted by actor Kiara Advani, as well as singer Jubin Nautiyal (who sang the original) and composer Tanishk Bagchi.

He added, “Indians are amazing in how they’ve supported us. They don’t fake or pass any judgements or care where you are from; they just show love. Now that I’ve seen where my audience are, where real people and real love are, I’ll bring the best of myself for them. I’ll invest more in India. I’ll try to catch up dance trends, lip-sync songs, (do) comedy. Be ready India, we’re coming. Big things are on the way.”