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Microsoft Engineer Pratik Pandey, 35, Found Dead at Silicon Valley Campus

Officials have yet to determine a cause, with findings pending from the Santa Clara County medical examiner.

Overview

  • Pandey badged into the office on the evening of August 19 and was discovered dead in the early hours of the next morning, a family member said.
  • Microsoft is conducting an internal investigation into the incident and declined to comment publicly, according to reporting.
  • Mountain View police responded on August 20 and reported no signs of suspicious activity, and the case is not being treated as a criminal investigation, Financial Express reported.
  • A viewing in the Bay Area was announced by relatives, who described him as a cheerful person who often worked late hours.
  • Family and community members are working to repatriate his body to India, where his parents live.