Overview
- He suffered a sudden cardiac arrest at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York while recovering from injuries sustained in a skiing accident in the United States.
- He served on the board of Talwandi Sabo Power Limited, previously chaired Hindustan Zinc, and led Fujairah Gold in the UAE.
- Anil Agarwal described the loss as the “darkest day” of his life in a personal statement on X.
- Condolences were posted by national and industry leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Kiren Rijiju, Arjun Ram Meghwal, Himanta Biswa Sarma, Sangita Jindal, and Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw.
- He is survived by his sister Priya Agarwal Hebbar, a Vedanta board member and chairperson of Hindustan Zinc, and by his wife, Puja Bangur.