OYO founder Ritesh Agarwal’s father dies after falling off Gurgaon high-rise

“A team along with SHO, Sector 53, visited the place of occurrence. During inspection of the place, the person was identified as Ramesh Parsad Agarwal(65). Ramesh was declared dead on arrival at the hospital. After taking the statement of the son of the deceased, Aashish Agarwal, an inquest under CrPC Section 174 was carried out. Post-mortem was conducted and the body was handed over to the family,” said Virender Vij, DCP (east).

Police said no suicide note has been recovered. “At the time of the incident, three other family members were in the house. The family has not filed any complaint. It is a part of investigation whether he accidentally fell or committed suicide,” said a police officer, requesting anonymity.

In a statement, Ritesh Agarwal, Group CEO, OYO, 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. 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.”

Earlier this week, Ritesh got married in a ceremony in Delhi. SoftBank chief Masayoshi Son, Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma were among the corporate leaders who attended his wedding reception.