Puja Banerjee compares late Tunisha Sharma's death to Balika Vadhu actress Pratyusha Bannerjee for 'killing herself over a silly guy'

Actress Tunisha Sharma ’s tragic death at the age of 20 has left the television industry and the nation in shock. The actress who was the leading cast member of Ali Baba: Dastaan-E-Kabul, allegedly committed suicide on the sets of the show has and her death now been compared to late Balika Vadhu actress Pratyusha Bannerjee by actress Puja Banerjee.

Puja uploaded pictures of both Tunisha Sharma and Pratyusha Bannerjee and drew a parallel between the deaths of both actresses. Puja alleged how both the actresses gave their lives over the men they were in relationships with. The Qubool Hai actress wrote in a note alongside the pictures of the deceased, “She reminded me of u my long-lost friend piyu I can’t get over this sad fact that how emotionally someone can become such a person who thinks of killing herself over a silly guy when the life full of opportunities and well wishers are awaiting for u 🙏🏻 bhagwaan inke aatma ko moksh de.”

Tunisha was reportedly in a relationship with the leading man of her TV serial Ali Baba: Dastaan-E-Kabul, Sheezan Khan. The actor is now in judicial custody of the police and is being investigated for abetment of suicide after a complaint filed by the late actor’s mother. Sheezan remains in police custody till 30 December while the police are likely to get an extension on his custody to further the investigation.

Actress Pratyusha Bannerjee who headlined the popular TV show Balika Vadhu, died in 2016. Puja was also a part of the cast of the show in an unnamed cameo in 2011 and was the late actress’ friend who was found hanging in her apartment in Mumbai over alleged relationship woes with boyfriend Rahul Raj Singh.

According to what has been revealed so far, Sheezan and Tunisha had broken up just 15 days before her death and had an argument on the sets of their show which was followed by Tunisha taking the extreme step. Tunisha was found hanging in the toilet of her dressing room and was announced dead on arrival by the doctors after her body was discovered. The late actress’ family has alleged that Sheezan did drugs and had even had relationships with other women.

Police are now looking into the phones and WhatsApp exchanges between the two actors.