Actress Pratyusha Banerjee of 'Balika Vadhu' fame commits suicide

RAIPUR: Depressed over the suicide of 'Balika Vadhu' lead Pratyusha Banerjee, a 26-year-old woman in the suburbs of Raipur killed herself in front of her two-year-old son on Wednesday. Madhu Mahanand's husband Nakul said she had been following news on the case religiously.Inspector Bhushan Ekka said the police control room had received a call about Madhu's unnatural death on Wednesday evening.She was very attached to the character played by Pratyusha, Ekka added.Madhu had locked herself inside a room with her son and hanged herself.Nakul found out about his wife's death when he returned home from work and forced open the door that was locked from inside. Police initially detained him on suspicion of foul play but let him go after Madhu's parents corroborated her Anandi fixation.Banerjee had committed suicide on April 1 in Mumbai.