On the morning of 7 July 2016, the founder of Indian Paranormal Society, Gaurav Tiwari, was found dead in his bathroom. The Delhi Police reported a case of asphyxiation or suffocation, but the paranormal researchers did not buy this. Tiwari’s body was found lying on the bathroom floor with a thin black line - which became the focus of all arguments - that ran across his neck.
Tiwari’s wife and father heard a ‘loud thud from the bathroom’ and discovered his body lying lifeless on the floor. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. Gaurav was reported feeling uneasy for a month. He felt that a “negative force was pulling” him towards it. The Police refused to believe this and claims that it was a case of suicide, as the recently married couple did not share cordial relations due to Tiwari’s nature of work.
Gaurav was a pilot and actor by profession before he experienced a series of paranormal phenomena at his Florida apartment, which turned him into one of the best researchers on these activities. Apart from working with his own team, he appeared in numerous national and international TV shows and movies. The Indian Paranormal Society has investigated over 6,000 cases and was known to have busted the age-old Bhangarh Fort myth. His demise leaves many questions unanswered as to what really haunted the ‘ghost hunter’ of the country.