The actress made the best use of this opportunity and won the hearts of the viewers with her simplicity in no time. The show gave her the fame and recognition she was looking for. Pratyusha, who was in a live-in-relationship with him, had become an alcoholic and was depressed due to a financial crunch. Pratyusha's mother pressed charges of abetment to suicide against Singh, accusing him of abusing Pratyusha, cheating on her and taking money from her.In a Mirror report, Pratyusha's last conversation with Rahul also suggested that she was forced into prostitution. Post her death, close friends of Pratyusha - Kamya Punjabi, Shashank Vyas, Sara Khan and Vikas Gupta - came out in the open to talk about how Pratyusha was ill-treated by Rahul Raj Singh and had distanced herself from them in her last days.

Source: Times of India August 10, 2017 10:07 UTC