Both parents, Rahul fought with Pratyusha for money: Ex-maid

Television actress Pratyusha Banerjee had allegedly tired of both her parents and boyfriend Rahul Raj Singhs nagging Hoping to clear the air around her sufferings once and for all Ruchika Saxena name changed the 34yearold former domestic help of the actress told midday on Saturday that Pratyushas mother and Rahul fought with her frequently to gain control of her financesALSO READRahul Raj Singh should be hanged says Pratyusha Banerjees fatherPratyushas mother Shoma Banerjee disapproved of her relationshipSaxena a smalltime model from Khar said she was struggling to make ends meet when she was introduced to Pratyusha She began working as a maid at the actress residence in Kandivli in December last year and followed her when she moved to Goregaon Saxena however quit the job on March 20 just days before the alleged suicide on April 1 because a hardup Pratyusha couldnt afford to pay her salaryALSO READPratyusha Banerjee death Rahul Raj Singhs dubious past returns to haunt himSaxena who claimed to be close to Pratyusha said the actress mother Shoma disapproved of Rahul and repeatedly asked her to leave him Rahul had allegedly no love lost for Shoma either he too kept asking Pratyusha to cut her mother off her life Whenever her mother snapped at him Pratyusha got worked up and angry and would pick a fight with her Saxena said She kept telling Pratyusha to give her money to the parents instead of Rahul Both Pratyusha and her mother fought bitterly over thisAt the end of each bitter fight Pratyusha allegedly used to tell her mother to leave her house Rahul disliked her parents so much that he even blocked her parents numbers on Pratyushas cellphone said SaxenaRahul Raj Singh with PratyushaWedding dreamsThe former maid said the actress regretted that she was the only unmarried person in her gang of friends Meri sari friends ki shaadi ho gayi sirf mein hi bachi hoon Pratyusha once confided in Saxena She wanted to marry Rahul at any cost and spend her entire life with him She was ready to do anything for this One day she told me that she had decided that she would drop the subject and would wait for Rahul to make plans for the wedding on his own said SaxenaUnder Rahuls thumbThe exmaid said the actress loved going out watching movies and meeting friends but Rahul didnt let her do so He was afraid that she would establish contact with her former boyfriendAbuses over phoneAround a fortnight before the alleged suicide an allegedly abusive call from Rahul who was in Sri Lanka at the time left Pratyusha in tears When I asked her she told me that someone had told him that she had been meeting her exboyfriend said SaxenaLovestruckSaxena believed that the couples relationship wouldnt last because of their many differences She was madly in love with him but his love was fake she said When Saxena warned Pratyusha that Rahul was cheating on her and was only hankering after her for her money the actress brushed it offLoans from maidSaxena claimed that Pratyushas financial condition was so poor that she had to borrow money from her six to seven times Her financial condition worsened after she shifted to the Goregaon residence Distressed she started consuming liquor in the morning itself For the last three years she had not bagged any big project and Rahul would take whatever she earned through other work She would send the rest of the money to her parentsSaxena said Pratyusha was planning to start a small travel agency and needed Rs 4 lakh for the venture She didnt want to work in the industry anymore she just wanted a peaceful life as a homemaker She believed that Rahuls failure to commit to a wedding date was the trigger for Pratyushas alleged suicide The Goregaon police have recorded Saxenas statement