A 35-year-old software engineer working in the United Kingdom died under mysterious circumstances inside a hotel room in Sector-53, Gurugram. The deceased has been identified as Pranjil Pathak, originally hailing from Agra in Uttar Pradesh. He was based in Manchester, UK, where he worked as an engineer with a multinational corporation, and had returned to India only recently. His unconscious body was discovered submerged in the water of a jacuzzi bathtub located in the room. A doctor summoned to the scene examined him and declared him dead, leaving investigators working to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Travel from Rishikesh to Delhi Airport and Check-In at Gurugram
According to the preliminary inquiry, Pranjil Pathak had visited Rishikesh in Uttarakhand following his arrival in the country. On Monday, after wrapping up his stay in Rishikesh, he headed to Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, where he saw off a friend boarding a flight. Pathak subsequently travelled to Gurugram to stay overnight and booked a room at the Orsam Hotel situated in Sector-53. He was accommodated in room number 302 on the premises.
Around 8 pm later that night, hotel staff suspected something was amiss regarding the room. When employees went to verify the situation, Pathak was discovered lying motionless inside the jacuzzi water. Hotel management immediately summoned a medical professional, who conducted an examination on site and formally confirmed that the engineer had passed away.
Surveillance Footage Shows Locked Door and No Outside Entry
Upon receiving word of the fatality, personnel from the Sector-53 police station and a forensic team reached the scene to initiate formal proceedings. Officers took custody of the body, carried out an extensive examination of the room, and gathered necessary forensic samples. Alongside the on-site inspection, investigators reviewed the CCTV footage covering the third-floor corridor as well as the main entry and exit gates of the building.
According to the investigating officer, initial scrutiny of the camera recordings revealed that no external person entered room number 302 after Pathak walked inside. Furthermore, the entrance door of the room was locked from the inside. Police are examining the entire sequence of events with these physical security findings firmly in perspective.
Autopsy Awaited to Ascertain Precise Cause of Death
The investigating officer stated that arriving at any definitive conclusion regarding the precise cause of death would be premature at this stage. Police are exploring all plausible scenarios. Initial evaluations suggest that medical episodes such as a cardiac arrest while bathing, accidental slippage leading to injury, or drowning and suffocation cannot be dismissed entirely.
Authorities have emphasised that clarity regarding the actual cause of death will emerge only after the formal post-mortem examination report is handed over. The body has been moved to the mortuary for autopsy procedures, and the final forensic findings will direct the next course of the inquiry.
Recent Unexplained Fatalities in Neighbouring Hospitality Units
The development comes close on the heels of another unexplained fatality in the region. Two days earlier, the body of a 35-year-old woman named Chandni was discovered in a hotel room in Faridabad. She had checked into the property with a young man named Shekhar, identifying themselves as husband and wife, but Shekhar went missing following her death. Local police across neighbouring jurisdictions continue to examine safety and guest oversight protocols across hospitality facilities.
