Pratyusha's boyfriend gets anticipatory bail

The Bombay High Court on Monday granted anticipatory bail to actor-producer Rahul Raj Singh, accused of abetting the suicide of his girlfriend, television actress Pratyusha Banerjee. Justice Mridula Bhatkar also heard a three-and-half minute audio clip of the last telephonic conversation between Rahul Raj and Pratyusha, an hour before she hanged herself at her suburban home on April 1. Granting anticipatory bail, Justice Bhatkar observed that there was no prima facie evidence to show that the accused "instigated or intended" the suicide. She was hearing an application filed by Rahul Raj seeking pre-arrest bail after the sessions court rejected his plea.