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Pratyusha Banerjee Case: Rahul Raj Singh Acquitted After 10 Years, Bombay High Court Grants Relief
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News18•30-09-2026, 22:00
Pratyusha Banerjee Case: Rahul Raj Singh Acquitted After 10 Years, Bombay High Court Grants Relief
- •The Bombay High Court has acquitted Rahul Raj Singh, former partner of Pratyusha Banerjee, 10 years after her death.
- •The court stated there was insufficient evidence to take the matter to trial, halting legal proceedings against Rahul.
- •Pratyusha Banerjee, 24, was found dead in her rented flat in Goregaon West, Mumbai, on April 1, 2016.
- •Based on a complaint by Pratyusha's mother, Soma Banerjee, Rahul Raj Singh was booked for abetment to suicide, assault, and threats.
- •Rahul's lawyers argued the FIR was registered in haste, no suicide note was found, and Rahul tried to dissuade Pratyusha.
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The Bombay High Court acquitted Rahul Raj Singh and discharged him from the case after ruling that there was insufficient evidence to take the matter to trial, thereby halting the legal proceedings against him after 10 years.
Pratyusha Banerjee was found hanging at just 24 years old inside her rented flat located in Goregaon West, Mumbai, on April 1, 2016.
Rahul's lawyers argued that the initial FIR was registered hastily, no suicide note was recovered, and phone recordings from right before the incident showed Rahul attempting to persuade her not to take her life while expressing his love.
