Radhe Shyam Aggarwal, 80, died on Tuesday at Max Hospital in Delhi’s Saket where he had been admitted for several days. He was the lone remaining member of the Aggarwal family that lost eight other members in the tragic hotel fire in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar last week.
Eight of his family members, including wife Prem Lata, son Vivek Aggarwal, daughter-in-law Tarjani Aggarwal, two granddaughters Jivisha and Varya, and three other relatives were killed in the deadly fire.
The family had been living at the Flourish Inn hotel to attend to Radhe Shyam. All the members had come to Delhi after doctors informed them that Radhe Shyam may not have much time left.
But the fate had other plans. Little did they know that they will leave this world even before the man they had gathered to attend to.
Radhe Shyam was not informed about the tragedy but he sensed something was amiss. According to a report by NDTV, he kept inquiring about the absence of his family members at the hospital, unaware of the tragic end to his family.
With Radhe Shyam’s death, the Aggarwal family’s Gurugram home now remains empty with no occupants.
The fire, which broke out in the building, claimed 21 lives, including several foreign nationals, while multiple injured persons are currently undergoing treatment at various hospitals.
Preliminary investigations revealed serious violation of safety and licensing norms, including unauthorized commercial expansion, illegal addition of rooms, obstruction of evacuation routes and misuse of permissions granted under the Bed & Breakfast policy.
The property that was permitted to operate only a limited number of rooms under the scheme was allegedly functioning as a high-density commercial lodging facility in complete violation of prescribed regulations.
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