A month after Balika Vadhu actress Pratyusha Banerjee was found hanging from a ceiling fan in her apartment, boyfriend Rahul Raj Singh has revealed that she consumed drugs and alcohol in the months leading up to her suicide.

Singh said that he and Banerjee would have arguments over her substance and alcohol abuse. "She had been taking drugs and alcohol and could go out of control at times, and most of her friends know about it," he told DNA.

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Banerjee's medical reports also indicated the presence of of alcohol in her blood, which means she was under the influence when she took her own life on April 1.

"The amount of alcohol which is found in Pratyusha's blood was 135 mg," the report states. "This is more than average amount of alcohol which one can consume and the actress has done that. Once a person intakes such a high amount of alcohol he/she loses control over self. And can take any action."

Singh, who has been accused by Banerjee's friends and family members of being responsible for her death and charged with abetment by Bangur Nagar police, also revealed that the 24-year-old was going through financial difficulties before she took the drastic step.

He said that Banerjee was dealing with a lot of financial stress over the huge loans she had taken from a number of banks.

"Pratyusha had taken a loan of Rs7 lakh from her uncle and there was a default of Rs25 lakh of service tax, which she had to pay," Singh said. "There were pending EMIs and I used to pay the rent of the apartment in which we lived. The salary of the maid has been unpaid for sometime now and Pratyusha would not ask for money from me because of her ego," he added.

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