Pratyusha Banerjee’s Boyfriend Booked, Mother Seeks Justice

Parents of Pratyusha Banerjee, Soma and Shankar Banerjee addressing a press conference in Mumbai on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)  

The boyfriend of television actress Pratyusha Banerjee was today booked for abetment of her suicide last week and also slapped with the charges of criminal intimidation, police said.

TV producer Rahul Raj Singh, currently in hospital, was booked after police registered an FIR based on a complaint filed by Banerjee’s mother Soma at Bangurnagar Police Station.

He has been booked under IPC sections related to abetment of suicide, voluntarily causing hurt and criminal intimidation, among others, a police official said.

Police declined to divulge details regarding the investigation that led to registration of the FIR. They suspect Singh was in relationship with another woman about which the deceased was depressed.

Police are also trying to ascertain whether the deceased was in financial troubles or had any dispute with Singh.

Police are awaiting the viscera report of the actress.