A day after the police booked Pratyusha Banerjee's boyfriend Rahul Raj Singh for assaulting and abetting her suicide, the latter's lawyer Neeraj Gupta today backed out of the case.


Gupta told news channels that he had been forced to move away from the case after he realised he had been "kept in the dark" about certain facts by his client.


"My client and his family did not tell me all the facts about the case," Gupta said, adding that he had taken the decision to let go of the case on "humanitarian grounds".


"I came across some facts and (that's when) I decided to leave the case," Gupta said.It was Gupta who had interacted with the media after Rahul was hospitalised, two days after Pratyusha's death.

TV producer Rahul Raj Singh, currently in hospital, was booked after police registered a first information report based on a complaint filed by Banerjees mother Soma at Bangurnagar police station.

He has been booked under Indian Penal Code sections related to abetment of suicide, voluntarily causing hurt and criminal intimidation, among others, a police official said.

Police declined to divulge details regarding the investigation that led to registration of the FIR. They suspect Singh was in relationship with another woman about which the deceased was depressed.

On April 1, the 24-year-old actress, who shot into fame for her role of Anandi in hit TV series Balika Vadhu, allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself inside her flat at Goregoan area of western suburbs.

Police is also trying to ascertain whether the deceased was in financial troubles or had any dispute with Singh.

Some reports suggested the actress, who hailed from Jamshedpur, was depressed over not getting roles in TV serials.

On Sunday, Singh was admitted in the Intensive Care Unit of a hospital in Kandivali after he complained of chest pain and breathlessness, said police.

As part of their probe, police spoke to several people, including the common friends of Singh and Banerjee, their close relatives, friends, neighbours and domestic helps.

Police are awaiting the viscera report of the actress.