Pratyusha Banerjee suicide: Cops shocked to find actress' house in complete mess
Mumbai: In the 72 hours post the death of popular television actress Pratyusha Banerjee, several shocking facts have come to light. Now, it has surfaced that when cops visited her apartment in Goregoan, they were shocked to find the house in a complete mess.
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According to reports, Pratyusha’s apartment, which she shared with her boyfriend Rahul Singh, was strewn with clothes, liquor bottles, cigarette butts and half-eaten packets of snacks.
Reportedly, a team tried to reconstruct the entire suicide, including the manner in which she hanged herself. Pratyusha hanged herself from a ceiling fan which was closest to the main door. The blades of the fan were found intact, hence it has been concluded that she tied her dupatta to the middle of the fan and then looped the other end around her neck.
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It was Rahul, who found her body a few hours later and rushed her to Kokilaben Hospital where she was declared dead. He then informed the police and her uncle about her death.
According to reports, Pratyusha took this drastic step due to mounting financial pressures over the last year. According to Rahul’s father, Hashvardhan Singh, Pratyusha was under severe mental pressure because she did not have enough money left to sustain her expenses, and that her parents had used her name to take a loan of Rs 50 lakh, due to which she was being hassled by creditors.
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On the other hand, Pratyusha’s friends claim that Rahul was cheating on her with his ex-girlfriend. According to reports, Rahul’s ex-girlfriend had assaulted Pratyusha on several occasions in Rahul’s absence. But when Pratyusha complained to him, he took no action. He has even physically assaulted her in public.
On Saturday, Rahul was quizzed about his and Pratyusha's incomes, their investments and expenses, previous relationships that the two had and allegations of assault.
At the time of Pratyusha’s autopsy, Rahul told the media, “We never had any serious fight. We were happy and planning to get married soon. I used to love her so much and I don't know why she took such a step. She was upset about her career but I tried to calm her down every time. This time too, I tried to save her but in vain…”
Pratyusha was best known for her debut role in Balika Vadhu. Thereafter, she shifted to reality shows and participated in Bigg Boss 7. Pratyusha’s last outing on TV was in Sasural Simar Ka where she played a role that had negative shades.
The past few months had been controversial for Pratyusha as she accused eight men of posing as cops and molesting her. Moreover, her boyfriend and she also faced flak for non-payment of dues after her birthday party at a plush suburban venue.
