This undated photo shows Indian television actress Pratyusha Banerjee during an event in Mumbai, India.(Photo: EPA photo)
The sudden death of a cherished<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Bollywood actress, 24, was sending shock waves through India on Saturday.
Pratyusha Banerjee was allegedly found hanging from the ceiling in a room in her house in the Mumbai neighborhood of<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Kandivali on Friday, according to reports from India news outlets. <span style="color: Red;">*</span>Police said no suicide note was found and they<span style="color: Red;">*</span>registered an "accidental death report,"
The<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Indian Express reported.
Banerjee, who was from<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Jamshedpur,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>hit stardom in 2010 when she took over the lead role in
Balika Vadhu, a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>popular Indian television drama that premiered in 2008. It has been called the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>longest-running show in India with more than 2,400 episodes.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>She later took roles<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in reality shows such as<span style="color: Red;">*</span>
Bigg Boss – similar to
Big Brother in the U.S. – and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>
Jhalak Dikhla Jaa, in which<span style="color: Red;">*</span>celebrities perform various dances<span style="color: Red;">*</span>with professional dance partners a la<span style="color: Red;">*</span>
Dancing with the Stars.
She also appeared in
Power Couple with boyfriend Rahul Raj Singh, a reality show that<span style="color: Red;">*</span>features<span style="color: Red;">*</span>10 popular celebrity couples<span style="color: Red;">*</span>who<span style="color: Red;">*</span>compete with each other over various challenges.The couple was<span style="color: Red;">*</span>eliminated early on.
“It is unbelievable that she could commit suicide because I know her and she is a strong woman,”<span style="color: Red;">*</span>actress Dolly Bindra told
<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The Indian Express.
Banerjee's death triggered an outpouring of grief on Twitter.
Bollywood producer Tanuj Garg tweeted, "Terrible, terrible news about Pratyusha Banerjee. Met her once at a party. How extreme must pressures be to drive one to take one's own life."
Terrible, terrible news about Pratyusha Banerjee. Met her once at a party. How extreme must pressures be to drive one to take one's own life
— T.A.N.U.J. G.A.R.G. (@tanuj_garg)
April 1, 2016
In January, Banerjee was part of a bizarre series of events, when she alleged that eight police officers tried to break into her house, according to the
Hindustan Times. Police denied the allegation and said they were there to talk to her boyfriend about a loan issue, the
Times reported.
On Saturday, Singh was being questioned by police but was not detained, the
Times reported.
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