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Police Detail Circumstances Surrounding Influencer Anunay Sood’s Death
Police are revealing the new information about the passing of travel influencer Anunay Sood who died at the age of 32 in Las Vegas on Nov. 4.
As per the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department report that was given to People, Sood whose real name was Anunay Kuthiala was found by the Wynn Las Vegas resort staff in a room unresponsive and is said to have died from a “possible overdose”.
Law enforcement officials learned that two women were with Sood, one of whom was a woman identified as his fiancée, the women told the police that they were with him that morning. At approximately 4 a.m., the three of them were on the casino floor “looking to obtain some narcotics” when they met a man who sold them what they thought was cocaine, the report quotes.
Police Report Claims That Drugs Were Consumed Before Anunay Sood Was Found Unresponsive
The police report states that after they allegedly used what they thought was cocaine, the three of them went to sleep. At about 5 a.m., the two women woke up, tried to wake Anunay Kuthiala and checked for a pulse but they couldn’t find one.
Paramedics arrived on the scene shortly after and, according to the report, they gave five doses of Narcan and performed CPR. However, Kuthiala was declared dead at the scene by the fire department at 7:23 a.m.
The investigators state in their report that they found “a small clear bag containing an unknown white substance” and a rolled $100 bill in the hotel room. The report quotes the statement “It appears the subjects would create lines from the unknown white powder and then use the rolled up bill to snort the substance inside their nose.”‘ as their conclusion.”
Family Shares That Travel Influencer Anunay Sood, Who Was Known for Experiencing the World on a Budget, Has Passed Away
The family and friends of travel influencer Anunay Sood first shared the news of his death in a joint Instagram post on Nov. 5. A representative for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department later confirmed to People that officers were dispatched to a location where a dead body was found early Nov. 4.
Sood—whose birth name was Anunay Kuthiala—was a Dubai-based content creator with more than 1.4 million followers on TikTok and 387,000 subscribers on YouTube. He was able to attract an online audience by revealing the tricks he used to travel the world on a tight budget, such as hiking in the Indian Himalayas while wearing sneakers.
Family and Fiancée Mourn Travel Influencer Anunay Sood
A statement from the loved ones of the late Anunay Kuthiala read, “As we are going through this tough time, we request you to kindly understand and give us the privacy that we need. We request you not to gather and create a crowd near the personal property. We request you to keep him and his family in your thoughts and prayers.” They also wrote, “May his soul rest in peace.”
Shivani Parihar, the fiancé of the late Anunay Kuthiala, also responded to the heartbreaking news on Instagram. In a deeply personal post on her Stories, she expressed, “It is still beyond my conception that you are no more. The heaviness is in my heart, and emptiness surrounds me.
Anunay Sood’s Fiancée Shares Heartbreak as His Last Las Vegas Post Resurfaces
“I don’t even know how to process this — it doesn’t feel real. Every little thing reminds me of you — your laugh, your voice, your messages. Everything,” Anunay Kuthiala’s fiancée, Shivani Parihar, wrote on Instagram. “I don’t know how to move forward without you. One moment we were planning our forever, and now I’m here trying to understand how to live without you. I’ll love you for the rest of my life, even if you’re not here anymore.”
Just a few days before he passed away, the travel influencer was vibrant with life and shared a carousel of photos and videos from Las Vegas, among which were the moments from the Las Vegas Concours car show at Wynn Las Vegas. “Still can’t believe I spent the weekend surrounded by legends and dream machines,” he captioned the post. “Which one would you take for a spin??”
Travel Influencer Anunay Sood Tributed by Fellow Creators
“Rest in peace brother, it’s really hard to believe that I only found out last night. You will be deeply missed,” lifestyle creator Shanice Shrestha Sharma expressed in a tribute.
Travel influencer Paramvir Singh Beniwal wrote, “Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and loved ones during this difficult time. Rest in peace, Anunay. The light you were and the love you had for the travel will surely continue travelling far beyond.”
