01/04/2016
Pratyusha Banerjee was an Indian television actress. She started her career with Balika Vadhu as Anandi which was very successfull. She was popularly known as Anandi by her audience.
Born: August 10, 1991, Jamshedpur
Died: April 1, 2016, Andheri
Height: 1.58 m
Residence: Mumbai
TV shows: Balika Vadhu
Parents: Soma Banerjee, Shankar Banerjee
Balika Vadhu actress Pratyusha Banerjee is reportedly dead! Rumours suggest that the actress has committed su***de in Mumbai. She was admitted to the Kokilaben Ambani Hospital in Andheri West, where she is believed to have succumbed to her self-inflicted injury. Pratyusha is believed to have hanged herself to death between 4 and 5 pm lST on April 1, 2016. Pratyusha played Anandi on Balika Vadhu, the show that began as a story on child marriage. She had also participated in reality shows such as Bigg Boss 7, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5 and more recently in Power Couple.
The actress was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital. Pratyusha apparently had relationship problems because of which she committed su***de earlier in the day. The news was earlier thought to be an April Fool’s Day joke by her fans, but is sadly true.
Pratyusha was reportedly having problems with her boyfriend Rahul Raj Singh who reportedly tortured her. The actress was merely 24 years old and her fans, family and friends are distraught and devastated with the news.
More reports are awaited, although the hospital has confirmed the death. Police are waiting for the post-mortem report of the actress to establish whether it was su***de or murder. Rest in peace, Pratyusha!
Modified Date: April 1, 2016 11:38 PM