TV actress Pratyusha Banerjee, who shot to fame with her serial Baalika Vadhu, was found dead by hanging in her Mumbai apartment at the age of 24 on April 1, 2016. The postmortem report indicated thatthe  cause of death was asphyxia. However, her parents claimed she was murdered by her boyfriend, Rahul Raj Singh. During a recent chat, Rahul revisited his relationship with Pratyusha, the trauma she faced from her father, and the moment he found her hanging in her apartment.

Rahul Raj recalls the terrifying scene of seeing Pratyusha Banerjee hanging

During a conversation with The Free Press Journal, Rahul recalled the terrifying moment he discovered Pratyusha hanging and his desperate attempt to save her. He shared, “I was the first one to reach, and with the help of a locksmith, we tried to open the door. Our flat had a balcony that was interconnected. We were trying to open the gate because even when I rang the bell, she wasn’t opening it. I tried to break the lock. I had a bad feeling. I thought maybe she was drunk or had gone to sleep. So the locksmith went from behind, and he got scared. His hands were trembling. The lock wasn’t opening from inside because he got nervous seeing her hanging."