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1. Pratyusha Banerjee death reason: While the autopsy is out and there are some allegations of bruising and other unexplained marks on her body, friends say the most important reason behind the Balika Vadhu actress' death may well be the shambles her personal life was in, a contention that was summarily dismissed by her kin Police has launched a probe into the case of the alleged suicide and questioned Pratyusha Banerjee's boyfriend Rahul Raj Singh. (Source: Instagram)
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2. Pratyusha Banerjee death reason: "We are recording the statement of Rahul in connection with the suicide. We are also checking the last phone call details and the SMSes exchanged between the duo," a senior police official said. Although Singh was not detained, he was brought to Siddharth Municipal Hospital in suburban Goregaon where the autopsy of the actress was conducted, police said. (PTI)
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3. Pratyusha Banerjee death reason: As per preliminary report of doctors, "provisional cause of death" was asphyxia, a police officer said. Her viscera has been sent to a lab for chemical analysis, and its report only would conclusively decide the cause of death. An accident death case was reported at Bangurnagar Police Station in suburban Goregaon last night. A senior police official said Pratyusha's parents didn't level any allegations against Rahul Raj Singh in their statement. Her parents said Pratyusha and her boyfriend did fight sometimes, but patched up soon thereafter. Police hadn't found any indication of foul play either, he added. (Source: PTI)
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4. Pratyusha Banerjee death reason: The actress, who was aged 24, shot to fame for her portrayal of Anandi, a popular character in hit TV drama series "Balika Vadhu", was found hanging from the ceiling fan at her flat here Friday evening in what appeared to be a case of suicide. Pratyusha's mother was inconsolable and kept saying, "I don't know why my daughter did this." However, Pratyusha's family said she did not suffer from any bout of depression. She was 18 when she was selected to play the grown-up Anandi in "Balika Vadhu". After exiting from the daily soap, she appeared in reality shows "Bigg Boss 7" and "Jhalak Dikhla Jaa". She was last seen in TV show "Hum Hain Naa". The sudden death of Pratyusha, who came to Mumbai to make it big in the entertainment industry from steel city of Jamshedpur, saw an abrupt end to a promising TV career. (Source: Instagram)
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5. Pratyusha Banerjee death reason: Meanwhile, her funeral was held at Oshiwara crematorium around 6 pm as the TV industry, friends and family members bid an emotional adieu to her. Several television personalities like Kamya Punjabi, Smita Bansal, Rohit Verma, Rakhi Sawant, Ejaz Khan, Ratan Rajput, Sara Khan, Pooja Bose, Shilpa Saklani, Apoorva Agnihotri, Jay Bhanusali, Mahi Vij and others attended the funeral. (Source: Instagram)
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6. Pratyusha Banerjee death reason: According to reports, she was facing problems in her relationship with Rahul Raj Singh, who is being questioned by police to unravel the mystery behind her death. She had been reportedly dating Singh, a TV producer. (Source: Instagram)
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7. Pratyusha Banerjee death reason: Rahul Singh's lawyer Neeraj Gupta said his client has nothing to do with Pratyusha suicide. "My client is innocent. Let police investigate the case and find the reason behind the suicide…. Let's see if any evidence comes up against him," he said. "There was no financial crisis and they (Singh and Pratyusha) were perfectly happy and there was no fight between the two," he added. (Source: PTI)
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8. Pratyusha Banerjee death reason: Some of Pratyusha's friends meanwhile said things were not going well in her personal life. "There were injury marks on her nose, under her eyes. We have taken pictures (as a proof)… police are probing domestic violence angle. We will give our statement to the police," Pratyusha's actress friend Kamya Punjabi claimed. (Source: Instagram)
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9. Pratyusha Banerjee death reason: Producer Vikas Gupta said he had offered a show to Pratyusha, but she was not keen to accept the offer because of the trouble in her personal life. "She was having trouble in her personal life. She had distanced us from her so we don't know exactly what happened. She was away from her family…we used to meet her everyday. As friends we know she was having problem," Vikas said. (Source: Instagram)
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10. Pratyusha Banerjee death reason: Police searched Pratyusha's house and found two mobile phones. "We will analyse last call details and the SMSes exchanged between the two (Pratyusha and her boyfriend)," the official said, adding the probe so far had not found anything pointing to abetment of suicide by Singh. The officer also ruled out financial dispute as the reason for suicide. (Source: Instagram)
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