OYO Rooms founder Ritesh Agarwal’s father Ramesh Agarwal died after falling from a high-rise in Haryana's Gurugram on Saturday afternoon, police said as reported by NDTV. The authorities received information from the DLF security at around 1 pm and were informed that a person had fallen from the 20th floor of the DLF’s The Crest Socitey in Sector 54, Gurugram.
"He was taken to Paras Hospital for treatment. A team along with SHO sector 53 visited the place of occurrence. During inspection of place of occurrence, the fallen person was identified as Ramesh Parsad Agarwal. He was brought dead to Paras Hospital," police said.
Ritesh Agarwal issued a statement and said, "With a heavy heart, my family and I, would like to share that our guiding light and strength, my father, Shri Ramesh Agarwal 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. "
He continued, "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.”
Ritesh’s father Ramesh Agarwal’s body was handed over to the family after autopsy. He was spotted at his 29-year-old entrepreneur son's wedding to Geetansha Sood. The couple hosted a high-profile wedding reception at the five-star Taj Palace hotel in Delhi on March 7.
"He was taken to Paras Hospital for treatment. A team along with SHO sector 53 visited the place of occurrence. During inspection of place of occurrence, the fallen person was identified as Ramesh Parsad Agarwal. He was brought dead to Paras Hospital," police said.
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