Crime Branch May Be Asked For Help if needed: Mos Ranjit Patil on Pratyusha Banerjee Death Case

The 24-year-old Balika Badhu fame actress was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her residence in Goregaon on April 1. She was then rushed by her boyfriend and actor- producer Rahul Raj Singh to a hospital in Andheri where she was declared brought dead.

Pratyusha’s mother Soma Banerjee, in her letter to the CM, alleging that Rahul was “solely responsible for her death”.

“We have received the letter and have asked police officials to take up the case on a high priority basis. If the need be, we do not mind transferring the case to the Crime Branch,” Patil told PTI here today.

“I have myself spoken to the concerned police officials and have told them that a letter from Pratyushas mother means that her parents are not happy with the investigation and more needs to be done,” he said.

“If we find that police administration is not doing its work properly, they will have to bear the consequences. It is their outlook on what needs to be done. We will not direct them on what to do, but are closely monitoring what is being done.

“If necessary, we will not only use the Crime Branch but all other measures at our disposal to see that the truth comes out,” the minister said.

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