Pratyusha Banerjee's boyfriend Rahul Raj questioned; exact cause of death only after autopsy

The deceased star's parents too arrived at the hospital from Jamshedpur to claim her body.
Pratyusha Banerjee's boyfriend Rahul Raj questioned; exact cause of death only after autopsy
Pratyusha Banerjee's boyfriend Rahul Raj questioned; exact cause of death only after autopsy
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Rahul Raj Singh, the boyfriend of popular TV actress Pratyusha Banerjee was on Saturday quizzed after she allegedly committed suicide at her Bangur Nagar residence in suburban Goregaon here, police said.

The 24-year-old actress, who shot to fame with her role as Anandi in 'Balika Vadhu' was found hanging from the ceiling at her flat on Friday evening.

"We are recording the statement of Rahul in connection with the suicide. We are also checking the last call details and the SMSes exchanged between the duo," a senior police official said.

Although Rahul was not detained, he was brought to Siddharth Municipal Hospital in suburban Goregaon where the autopsy of the actress is being conducted, police said.

The deceased star's parents too arrived at the hospital from Jamshedpur to claim her body.

According to police, the actress, prima facie, committed suicide in her flat in 'At Harmony' building at around 1700 hours on Friday after which she was taken to Kokilaben Hospital in suburban Andheri by her friend where she was declared dead.

Also, no suicide note was found from the flat, they said adding the exact cause of the death, which occurred around afternoon, will be known only after an autopsy is conducted.

After the incident, an accidental death case was registered at Bangurnagar police station on the same day.

The TV star was reportedly facing problems in her relationship with Singh.

Her last status message on WhatsApp read, "Marke bhi muh na tuzse modana" (even after death won't be turning my face away from you) with a smiley.

Meanwhile, a host of TV actors including Gurmeet Chaudhury, Kamya Punjabi and Pratyusha's co-stars from Colors TV were seen at the Goregaon hospital.

"I met her last at Holi and everything thing seemed normal. Cannot say why she committed suicide," Gurmeet said.

Besides 'Balika Vadhu', Banerjee's other major appearances on the small screen were in "Bigg Boss 7", a reality show, and "Jhalak Dikhla Jha", a dance programme.

She was last seen in TV show "Hum Hain Naa".

Meanwhile, designer Rohit Verma who is a close friend of Pratyusha, claimed that the actress had asked him to design her wedding outfit last month.

"I spoke to her last on March 22. She had told me to design her wedding outfit. She was going to meet me today to discuss the color palette," Rohit told PTI.

When asked if he was aware about the wedding date Rohit said, "No I don't know about it. I was in London when she had called me up. She had invited me to come for Holi party as well, but I couldn't come." 

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