Missing Salisbury Park industrialist found dead in hotel room

Pune: A 61-year-old industrialist from Salisbury Park, who had been reported missing since Friday, was found dead in a hotel room on Apte Road in the Deccan area on Saturday afternoon.The businessman's family had lodged a missing person's complaint with the Swargate police on Friday evening after he failed to return home and stopped responding to phone calls.The discovery was made after hotel staff alerted the authorities. "On Saturday afternoon, we received a call from the hotel stating that a guest who had checked in on Friday was not responding to knocks. Our team reached the scene, entered the room, and found the industrialist dead. There was evidence of vomiting in several parts of the room," said senior inspector Girisha Nimbalkar of Deccan Gymkhana police station.Police suspect the industrialist may have consumed a poisonous substance. "Based on the circumstances, it appears to be a case of suicide. We have registered an accidental death report (ADR) and are investigating further," Nimbalkar added.The deceased had business interests across several sectors, including textiles and sugar mills.During the search of the hotel room, investigators recovered a note purportedly written by the industrialist. "The note mentions financial distress and other personal issues. We are currently examining the details with the help of his relatives and those familiar with his financial transactions," the inspector said.According to the Swargate police, the industrialist left his residence on Friday morning. When he became unreachable, his family conducted a search across the city before eventually approaching the police for help.