A young life cut short. Popular Bollywood star Pratyusha Banerjee committed suicide April 1 after hanging herself at her Mumbai home. She was only 24-years-old and her fans are completely freaked out by the news.
The Jamshedpur-born actress followed on her early success with popular TV serial 'Balika Vadhu' as Anandi which managed to win applause with the social issues it raised and the awareness it created amongst the viewers.
She was later seen in the reality dance show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5, Bigg Boss 7 and hosted some episodes of Savdhaan India. She recently appeared in Sasural Simar Ka.
According to reports, Pratyusha hanged herself from a fan at her Kandivli residence but was found and taken to the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital where she succumbed. However, no suicide note was found from the flat, he said, adding the exact cause of the death, which occurred around afternoon, will be known only after an autopsy is conducted. An accidental death case has been registered at Bangurnagar police station and further investigation is on.
Pratyusha allegedly took this drastic step due to issues in her personal life. She was in a relationship with fellow actor Rahul Raj Singh and they were planning to get married soon. However, trouble reportedly brewed between them which led Pratyusha to take this extreme step.
Dhananjay Kulkarni, Deputy Commissioner of Police said, "the exact reason of her death will only be confirmed after postmortem is conducted by a medical officer. Pratyusha's boyfriend Rahul Raj Singh has not been detained but he will be questioned in connection to the case". "Investigation is on, and we cannot say much beyond this," said Mumbai Police DCP Vikas Deshmane.
