Raipur Businessman Found Dead in Chandigarh’s Taj Hotel

Raipur | Correspondent : Deepak Kumar Mittal, a 56-year-old businessman from Raipur, Chhattisgarh, was found dead in a room at Chandigarh’s Taj Hotel on Wednesday morning. Mittal, who owned rice mills and served as managing director of Sanjay Grain Products Private Limited, had travelled to Chandigarh to attend a Markfed meeting.

According to preliminary information, a hotel waiter entered the room at around 6 am and found Mittal lying motionless on the bed. The hotel management was alerted, and he was taken to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

A businessman from Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh, was found dead at the Taj Hotel in Chandigarh on Wednesday, October 21. The deceased has been identified as Deepak Kumar Mittal, 56, managing director of Sanjay Grain Products Private Limited. He had travelled to Chandigarh to attend a meeting related to Markfed.

According to preliminary information, a hotel waiter entered Mittal’s room at around 6 am and found him lying unconscious on the bed. When attempts to wake him failed, the waiter alerted the hotel manager. Mittal was subsequently rushed to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

Following the incident, a police team from Chandigarh’s Sector 17 police station reached the hotel and initiated an investigation. The body has been kept in the mortuary of the Government Medical College and Hospital in Sector 16 for post-mortem examination.

Police suspect that excessive alcohol consumption or a possible drug overdose may have contributed to his death. However, the cause remains unconfirmed, and the post-mortem report is expected to provide further clarity.

Woman Who Accompanied Him to Hotel Under Police Scrutiny

According to police information, Mittal had checked into the Taj Hotel in Sector 17 approximately two days before his death. Investigators are looking into reports that a woman accompanied him to the hotel during the night. Police are questioning the woman as part of their investigation.

Liquor bottles and some medicines were reportedly recovered from the hotel room. Investigators are examining the circumstances surrounding his death, and no definitive conclusion has been reached so far.

Mittal was reportedly in Chandigarh to attend an important meeting related to Markfed, the Punjab government's cooperative marketing federation. He was also described as a major contractor associated with the supply of ration kits under the Punjab government’s schemes.

Apart from his business interests, Mittal owned rice mills and was regarded as a prominent businessman in Raipur.

Deepak Kumar Mittal was the managing director of Sanjay Grain Products Private Limited, a Raipur-based company engaged in the processing and supply of various rice and food products.

The company deals in parboiled rice, raw rice, basmati rice, fortified rice kernels (FRK), pulses and other rice-based products. Its directors include Deepak Kumar Mittal, Himanshu Mittal and Bijeta Devi Mittal.

Established in May 1997, the company has its registered office at Adishwar Complex in Ramsagarpara, Raipur, and operates a factory in Amaseoni. Mittal was known as one of the established business figures in the city.

The family reportedly received information about Mittal’s death at around 11 am on Wednesday. His mortal remains are expected to be brought to Raipur by Wednesday night or Thursday morning. The family has declined to comment on the incident so far.

Police are investigating the sequence of events leading up to Mittal’s death, including the circumstances of his stay at the hotel and the material recovered from the room.

While a possible overdose is among the initial suspicions, officials have not confirmed the cause of death. The final conclusion will depend on the post-mortem findings and the outcome of the ongoing investigation.