The police discovered the body of 22-year-old Kulsum, also known as Swarnali, hanging in a house in Kadamtoli Japanese Market area of the capital.
Kulsum, who met Fuad on TikTok eight months prior, is the daughter of Md Nasir from Mijmiji area of Siddhirganj Upazila in Narayanganj. Because of alleged abuse by Fuad, Kulsum had been living back and forth between her father's house in Siddhirganj and her husband's house in Dhaka, according to her mother Taslima Begum.
Kulsum tragically died after returning to her husband in
Dhaka after fleeing to her father's house and disclosing the abuse she had suffered.
When Fuad threatened harm to Kulsum through a phone call to Kulsum's mother-in-law, the incident started.
Soon after, Kulsum was discovered dead at her husband's Friendship Tower apartment on Road No. 9 in Japanese Market, hanging from a veil that was fastened to the guest room ceiling fan.
Sub-Inspector Kamrun Nahar of the Kadamtoli Police Station's preliminary assessment points to suicide, but a thorough investigation and
post-mortem report are needed to confirm the cause of death.