The father of Ritesh Agarwal, founder and Group CEO of OYO, died after allegedly falling from the 20th floor of his house at a society in Gurugram on Friday afternoon. The incident reportedly took place at a gated apartment located in DLF Phase-5 in sector 54 of Gurugram. Police said they have initiated inquest proceedings under Section 174 of CrPC. No suicide note has been found from the spot and no complaint has been given by the family so far, police said.
According to the police, they received information at around 1 pm from DLF security that a person has fallen from the 20th floor F Tower in DLF Phase-5 The Crest Society sector 54 and he has been taken to Paras Hospital for treatment.
DCP (east) Virender Vij in a statement said, following information a team along with SHO sector 53 visited the incident spot and during the inspection, the person was identified as Ramesh Parsad Agarwal who was rushed to Paras Hospital.
"Agarwal was brought dead in the Paras Hospital after taking the statement of deceased son Aashish Agarwal, We inquests report U/S 174 CRPC. SHO Sector 53 and the scene of crime team visited the place of occurrence for inspection. Postmortem has been carried out and the body has been handed over to the family," Vij said.
Preliminary investigation suggests that it appears to be a case of accidental death but the actual reason will be known after a detailed investigation, they said. It is being said that the son, daughter-in-law and wife were present when Ramesh fell from the balcony of the society.
"The body had multiple fractures. It appears that the victim died after falling from the high-rise," said Dr Sudhir Chaudhary who conducted the autopsy.
"I was in the basement of the society when I heard a loud noise around 1 pm.
“I immediately rush to the spot and found that a man in a pool of blood was lying near the security check of the society. The police were also present on the spot," a resident of the society requesting anonymity said.
In a statement, Ritesh Agarwal, Founder and Group CEO, OYO, said, “With a heavy heart, my family and I, would like to share that our guiding light and strength, my father, Ramesh passed away on March 10. He lived a full life and inspired me and so many of us, every single day. His death is a tremendous loss for our family. My father’s compassion and warmth saw us through our toughest times and carried us forward.”
“His words will resonate deep in our hearts. We request everyone to respect our privacy in this time of grief,” he said.
