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Oyo founder Ritesh Agarwal's father dies after falling from highrise building

| @indiablooms | Mar 11, 2023, at 02:22 am

Gurugram: Oyo Rooms founder Ritesh Agarwal's father Ramesh Agarwal died after falling from a high-rise this afternoon in Gurugram, Haryana, according to the police, reported NDTV.

Police learned via DLF security that a person had fallen from the 20th story of DLF's The Crest society in Gurugram's sector 54.

"Police were told Ramesh Agarwal fell from the 20th floor of the high-rise building. He fell from his house's balcony and at the time of his death, his wife, son Ritesh Agarwal and his (newlywed) wife were at the house. No suicide note was found and a post-mortem of the body has been done. There has been no complaint from the family over the circumstances of the death," said the police official.

Following the incident, Ritesh Agarwal issued a statement requesting "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," said Ritesh Agarwal.

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