Almost a year since Pratyusha Banerjee's death, her family is still fighting for justice, despite struggling to make ends meet.
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| Pratyusha Banerjee was born in 1991 and became popular after her role as Anandi in Balika Vadhu. She was found hanging on April 2, 2016 at her home in Mumbai, India. Police confirmed that she died on the evening of April 1, 2016. Tomorrow (April 1) will be the first anniversary of her death. Pratyusha's family still misses her. |
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| Pratyusha was born in a poor rural area in Jamshedpur. She was once the darling of the whole area after her role in Balika Vadhu. When they heard the news of her death, everyone in her hometown was surprised and could not understand what had happened. Even now, whenever Pratyusha is mentioned, neighbors, teachers and classmates are still shocked. On March 30, when visiting the actress's house in Jamshedpur, many people were surprised because this place is not as rich as Mumbai. Most of the people are manual workers and have low incomes. |
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| The actress's house is located deep in an alley, quite simple. |
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| This is where 'Anandi' was born and raised. She left her family when she turned to art. The house is now inhabited by only her grandmother and cousin Pratyusha. Mrs. Jharna Banerjee cried as she remembered her granddaughter. |
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| She confided that two days before the actress committed suicide, she had shared that she wanted to leave Mumbai. "I encouraged her to leave there. The family would raise money for her to go abroad. The whole family planned to sell the house to pay for her education. But Pratyusha did not agree," the actress's grandmother recalled. For the past year, she has had to have someone take care of her because she was mentally exhausted after her granddaughter's death. |
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| "Pratyusha's parents are now in Mumbai. My two children are still suing to get justice for their granddaughter. I can't believe she is no longer in this world. I always thought that one day I would see her again," she confided while wiping Pratyusha's photo. |
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| Pratyusha's family in the countryside was very poor. There was no valuable property in the house. It was reported that most of her earnings from acting were sent to her parents' accounts in the countryside so that everyone would have money for living expenses. Since her death, Pratyusha's parents have spent all their money to sue for justice for their daughter. "My granddaughter is a very good and hard-working person. She is so brave but she chose death to escape. How can I live in this empty house?", her grandmother shared. |
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| Her portrait was placed next to her grandfather. Anandi's grandmother revealed that she had intended to celebrate her 25th birthday at home but unexpectedly passed away so soon. |
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| After her death, the old room was locked. "We left the furniture in the room as before," her relatives revealed. |
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| As they bid farewell to the visitors, Pratyusha's family members continued to stress the crime of Rahul Raj Singh. Her grandmother added: "Rahul killed my granddaughter. Why is everything of hers now under his control? My granddaughter changed after falling in love with that man. From a good child, she started drinking, smoking, had no real friends and lived her last days in solitude." |
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| A view of the village where the actress was born and raised. Her family still lives there, while she rented a house in Mumbai when she started her career. |
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