Overview
- Pabari, 30, was found unresponsive at his residence in Rajkot on Wednesday and was declared dead on arrival at a private hospital, with the body sent for post-mortem.
- Malaviya Nagar police began a formal inquiry, recorded an accidental-death entry under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita, and said no suicide note was recovered.
- Officers said Pabari’s mobile phone was not immediately traceable, and they plan to scrutinize call data records and conduct a detailed forensic examination of the house.
- Police noted a November 26, 2024 FIR by a former fiancée alleging sexual relations under promise of marriage; he had secured anticipatory bail and a chargesheet was filed, with the case pending.
- Family members told police he had been under treatment for depression in recent months; he had married less than a year ago and worked in the family’s import–export and cotton-related business.