Rahul Raj Singh, boyfriend of actress Pratyush Banerjee, who was found hanging in her Mumbai apartment, was a married man, his ex-lawyer Neeraj Gupta has said.
Lawyer Neeraj Gupta quit the case a day after Rahul was booked by police for abetting Pratyusha’s suicide.
A website called TellyFocus has published pictures of Rahul Raj with a woman during what appears to be their marriage.
Rahul was married but he used to tell every girl that he was a bachelor.Neeraj Gupta, Rahul Raj’s Ex-Lawyer
According to the Pinkvilla report, Rahul has told the police about being in a live-in relationship with the deceased actress and has also confessed that he was too overwhelmed by the situation to inform the police of the mishap.
Pratyusha Banerjee’s post mortem reports suggest a “clear case of suicide”. Sources said that according to the report, “no foul play seen but not completely ruled out as well.”
While Pratyusha Banerjee’s friends have been accusing her boyfriend, Rahul Raj Singh of foul play, but Rahul’s mother, Shivani Singh, defended her son.
How can a person who loved her so much, do something like this? It is all rubbish, whatever those people who came to the hospital have been saying about Rahul, those people, Dolly Bindra and all, I feel like... I really don’t want to say anything offensive right now. People are spreading all wrong things about that boy. He was crying so much that I had to ask his friends to take care of him.Shivani Singh, Rahul’s Mother
Rahul Raj Singh was detained by the Mumbai Police after being questioned. He claimed that he was innocent.
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His bail plea was rejected on Thursday, 7 April. Pratyusha’s mother has repeatedly claimed that she does not believe her daughter’s death was a suicide.
The court has rejected the bail plea of Rahul Raj Singh. His role in abetment of suicide or murder is yet to be probed.Falguni Brahmbhatt, Lawyer, Pratyusha’s family
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