Actress playing 'Child Bride' hangs herself at age 25

Pratyusha Banerjee committed suicide at her home on the morning of April 1, possibly due to depression over love and work.

According to Bollywoodlife, actress Pratyusha Banerjee committed suicide at her home on the morning of April 1. She breathed her last at Kokilaben Ambani Hospital, Mumbai.

According to police sources, Pratyusha recently told colleagues that she was depressed and had turned to alcohol to drown her sorrows. She was depressed because she could not find good scripts.

Pratyusha Banerjee in "Balika Vadhu".

PerformerSiddharth Shukla - who plays the role of police officer Shiv, Anandi's husband in Balika Vadhu - saidPratyusha has passed away. Over the past few months, he had been talking to the actress and felt she was getting better. He was shocked to hear the news.

Authorities have not found any last words of the deceased.Pratyusha Banerjee but some sources said recently, the actress showed signs of depression due to her love affair with her boyfriend -Rahul Raj Singh. Before that, the two lived together and had intended to get married.

Siddharth Shukla and boyfriend - Rahul Raj Singh.

A while ago,Pratyusha Banerjee and her boyfriend were in trouble over their car loan. She reported to the police that a group of people (including some who claimed to be police officers) barged into her house, kicked down the door, and misbehaved with her.

Pratyusha Banerjee was born in 1991, famous in India and some Asian countries for her roleAnandi (episodes 516 to 1214) in Balika Vadhu.She joined this record-breaking TV series in 2010 and left the crew in 2013. Pratyusha impressed with her mature Indian beauty.

According to VNE