Pratyusha Banerjee commit suicide
TV actress Pratyusha Banerjee, known for her role of adult Anandi in the serial Balika Vadhu, allegedly committed suicide in Mumbai on Friday, police said.
Pratyusha hanged herself from a fan at her Kandivli residence but was found and taken to the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital where she succumbed.
Confirming the news, Mumbai police spokesperson Dhananjay Kulkarni said that the hospital has sent a report on the Jamshedpur-born actress' death.
Pratyusha Banerjee. PTIPratyusha Banerjee. PTI
Police are investigating the probable cause that may have spurred Pratyusha to resort to the extreme step. Initial reports suggested she was facing a turmoil in her personal life.
Her colleagues from the industry and her fans are in complete disbelief with news that the talented young girl, all of 24, is no more.
Veteran actress Surekha Sikri, who played Dadisa to Pratyusha's character in Balika Vadhu, told "I am absolutely shocked. I knew her, she was very sweet. She was a sensitive person, she must have taken something to heart and must have got really emotional." 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.
Pratyusha was earlier dating businessman named Makrand Malhotra, with whom she had a bitter break-up and against whom she had lodged a complaint for abusive behaviour.
Earlier this year, Pratyusha had filed an FIR against eight men, including three policemen, claiming they tried to barge into her residence here in relation with a car loan that her boyfriend Rahul Singh had taken from a bank.
Source :Firstpost
