Overview
- Kalina Forensic Science Laboratory histopathology and toxicology reports detected MDMA (ecstasy) and alcohol in viscera and blood samples from 28-year-old Rushil Gangurde.
- Gangurde fell ill during a crowded techno concert at Mumbai’s NSCI Dome in June and was taken to Breach Candy Hospital, where he later died; authorities preserved organs after an inconclusive postmortem and sent them for analysis.
- Tardeo and Mumbai police have widened the inquiry into how the drug reached Gangurde and are summoning friends while examining his call logs, mobile data and WhatsApp chats to identify suppliers.
- Event organiser executives from Space Bound were already booked under negligence provisions even though records show required fire and excise clearances and attendance within venue capacity, and police say initial evidence points to ingestion before entry.
- The case echoes an April concert deaths probe that alleged organised MDMA supply networks, and the new findings are likely to intensify scrutiny of safety checks, liquor controls and permissions for large electronic-music events.