Television actress Pratyusha Banerjee, known for her role in popular TV series Balika Vadhu, committed suicide on Friday.
Television actress Pratyusha Banerjee, known for her role in popular TV series Balika Vadhu, committed suicide on Friday.
A Mumbai police officer said the 24-year-old was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her house in Mumbai’s Goregaon.
Banerjee was rushed to the Kokilaben Ambani Hospital in Andheri but was declared dead upon arrival.( Read also : TV actors who died in last 2 years )
Deputy commissioner of police Dhananjay Kulkarni confirmed the incident. The reason behind the suicide was not immediately clear.
Banerjee was best known for her debut role in Balika Vadhu. She later shifted to reality shows and participated in Bigg Boss 7. Her last outing on TV was in Sasural Simar Ka where she played a negative role.
Earlier in January, she was in the news after she filed an FIR in Mumbai alleging that eight policemen tried to ‘barge into’ her house and misbehaved with her. Banerjee had claimed in her complaint that the men barged into her flat in Laljipada and left the place only after she threatened to approach the police.
Before entering Bigg Boss 7 in 2013, Banerjee had made headlines when she filed an FIR against her boyfriend Makrand Malhotra.
source: HT
A Mumbai police officer said the 24-year-old was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her house in Mumbai’s Goregaon.
Banerjee was rushed to the Kokilaben Ambani Hospital in Andheri but was declared dead upon arrival.( Read also : TV actors who died in last 2 years )
Deputy commissioner of police Dhananjay Kulkarni confirmed the incident. The reason behind the suicide was not immediately clear.
Banerjee was best known for her debut role in Balika Vadhu. She later shifted to reality shows and participated in Bigg Boss 7. Her last outing on TV was in Sasural Simar Ka where she played a negative role.
Earlier in January, she was in the news after she filed an FIR in Mumbai alleging that eight policemen tried to ‘barge into’ her house and misbehaved with her. Banerjee had claimed in her complaint that the men barged into her flat in Laljipada and left the place only after she threatened to approach the police.
Before entering Bigg Boss 7 in 2013, Banerjee had made headlines when she filed an FIR against her boyfriend Makrand Malhotra.
source: HT
