In a shocking incident that took place on in Raipur, a 26-year-old woman killed herself in front of her two-year-old son on Wednesday. The deceased was said to be depressed over the suicide of 'Balika Vadhu' actress Pratyusha Banerjee.

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According to a report published in Times Of India, Madhu Mahanand's husband Nakul revealed that she had been following news on the case religiously.

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Inspector Bhushan Ekka said the police control room had received a call about Madhu's unnatural death on Wednesday evening.

She was very attached to the character of Anandi played by Pratyusha, Ekka added.

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Madhu had locked herself inside a room with her son and hanged herself.

Nakul found out about his wife's death when he returned home from work and forced open the door that was locked from inside. Police initially detained him on suspicion of foul play but let him go after Madhu's parents corroborated her Anandi fixation.

Pratyusha Banerjee had committed suicide on April 1 in Mumbai, she was found hanging in her apartment in Goregaon.