Sahana, a young model and small-time actor from Kerala’s Kozhikode was found dead on Thursday which is on her birthday night and her husband Sajjad has been taken into custody after the police got the information about the actress's death under mysterious circumstances.

Sahana was found hanging on the window railing at her residence in Parambil Bazar, located 14 km from Kozhikode city. The mysterious circumstances surrounding the young model’s death has raised suspicion.

"Shahana contacted us on Thursday evening. It was her 20th birthday. She told me that she will come to her house to celebrate her birthday. She was very happy. I don't think she committed suicide," Shahana's mother, Uveyma said.

"My daughter would never die by suicide, she was murdered. She used to complain to me that her husband was beating her, and not properly feeding her. She was tortured. She was murdered. The police must investigate and give justice to my daughter", she added.

Uveyma alleged that Shahana was murdered by her husband Sajjad. She claimed that Sajjad had threatened to kill Shahana if she refused to hand over the cheque she had received for an advertisement. Shahana had married Kozhikode native Sajjad a year and a half ago. Sajjad was working in Qatar when the couple tied the knot.