Kerala model death: Police take 20-year-old Shahana's husband for questioning

The Kerala police has taken Sajjad (31), the husband of 20-year-old model-cum-actress, who was found dead at her residence near Kozhikode city on Thursday (May 14), into custody for questioning.

The young model, Shahana, was found hanging on the window railing at her residence in very suspicious circumstances. Her sudden death has raised many questions even as Shahana’s family has made allegations of assault and murder against Sajjad.

Shahana’s mother Uveyma told Mathrubhumi that she did not believe her daughter had committed suicide. In fact, Shahana had contacted them on Thursday evening on her 20th birthday and told them that she would visit her parent’s house to celebrate her birthday.

Uveyma alleged that her daughter had been murdered by her husband Sajjad. According to Uveyma, Sajjad, who Shahana had married a year-and-a-half ago, had threatened to kill her daughter, if she refused to hand over the cheque she had received for an advertisement. Sajjad was working in Qatar when the couple had married.

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However, when Shahana started her modelling career and even acted in Tamil films after marriage and earned money, Sajjad had refused to return to Qatar to work, claimed the mother. She claimed that he would spend most of the money that her daughter earned.

Shahana’s relatives also alleged that Sajjad’s family had demanded 25 sovereigns of gold jewels as dowry and had allegedly harassed Shahana’s family for more dowry.

After the young model was found dead at her residence, the Kerala police have taken Sajjad into custody. Meanwhile, ACP Sudarshan told the media that they have received information that the couple had a fight over some cheque, which she received for modelling.

The husband’s version is that she hanged herself on the window but the police is investigating the case.