Actress Pratyusha Banerjee who received adulation for her role as Anandi in the popular television serial ‘Balika Vadhu’ has reportedly committed suicide. However one of her friend told media said that it was not suicide, it is a murder.

Police have not made any statement on the cause of her death.

According to several media reports, the reason for Pratyusha taking such a drastic step was connected to her love life. Pratyusha and her boyfriend Rahul Raj Singh, who had appeared on the TV show ‘Power Couple’ recently, had been according to the rumour mills facing some relationship problems.

Hailing from Jharkhand, the 24-year-old Pratyusha catapulted to fame with her role in “Balika Vadhu” between 2010-2013.

When leading entertainment portal BollywoodLife.com enquired Pratyusha’s friend and top TV actor Sidharth Shukla, he said, “I also just heard the news and I am shocked. This is indeed very sad and depressing.”

Pratyusha also participated in controversial reality show Bigg Boss 7. She was last seen on TV in Sasural Simar Ka.