Oyo Rooms founder Ritesh Agarwal’s father Ramesh Agarwal died today after falling from the 20th floor of a Gurugram high-rise building. This comes days after Ritesh Agarwal’s wedding.
In a statement, Ritesh Agarwal requested “everyone to respect our privacy in this time of grief”.
“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 10 March. 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,” Ritesh Agarwal said.
The DCP, Gurugram East, said the police got information about the incident around 1 pm today. “The police were told Ramesh Agarwal fell from the 20th floor of the high-rise building DLF The Crest. He fell from his apartment’s balcony and at the time of his death, his wife, son Ritesh Agarwal and his (newly-wed) wife were at the apartment. No suicide note was found. There has been no complaint from the family over the circumstances of the death,” he said.
The autopsy has been done and the body has been handed over to the family. Ramesh Agarwal was reportedly living in an apartment in the high-rise with his wife.
Earlier this week, 29-year-old Ritesh Agarwal married Geetansha Sood, the director of Farmation Ventures Private Limited. The reception in Delhi was attended by several celebrities, including Paytm’s Vijay Shekhar Sharma, SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son, former BharatPe co-founder Ashneer Grover, Bharti Airtel’s Sunil Mittal among others.