Vedanta Group Chairman Anil Agarwal’s son, Agnivesh Agarwal, has died of cardiac arrest. He had an accident while skiing in New York, after which he suffered a cardiac arrest during treatment.
Vedanta Group Chairman Anil Agarwal’s son, Agnivesh Agarwal, has passed away at the age of 49. Agnivesh was injured while skiing in the United States, after which he was admitted to Mount Sinai Hospital in New York for treatment.
On January 7, 2026, he suffered a cardiac arrest at the hospital. His father, Anil Agarwal, shared this information on social media around 10 PM.
After his Skiing Accident, Agnivesh Agarwal was Admitted to Mount Sinai Hospital in New York
Vedanta Group founder and Chairman Anil Agarwal’s son, Agnivesh Agarwal, has died of cardiac arrest. He had been admitted to a hospital in New York following a skiing accident. Although he was recovering, he suddenly suffered a cardiac arrest during treatment and passed away at the age of 49.
Distraught over the death of his young son, Anil Agarwal wrote an emotional post on the social media platform X: ‘Today is the saddest day of my life. My beloved son Agnivesh left us far too soon. He was only 49 years old, healthy, and full of life and dreams. After a skiing accident in the U.S., he was recovering at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. We thought the worst was over. But fate had other plans, and a sudden cardiac arrest took our son away from us.
A Son Should Not Have to Leave Before his Father
He further wrote, ‘No words can describe the pain of a parent who has to say goodbye to their child. A son should not have to leave before his father. This loss has broken us in such a way that we are still trying to come to terms with it.
Vedanta Founder Shattered by the Death of His Son
Remembering his son’s life, the founder of Vedanta Group wrote, ‘I still remember the day Agni was born on June 3, 1976, in Patna, into a middle-class Bihari family. He grew up to be a strong, kind, and purposeful person. He was the light of his mother’s life, a protective brother, a loyal friend, and a noble person who touched everyone he met.
He further said, “Agnivesh was so much more. He was a sportsman, a musician, a leader. He studied at Mayo College, Ajmer, and then founded one of the finest companies, Fujarah Gold. He became the chairman of Hindustan Zinc and earned the respect of colleagues and friends. Yet, beyond all titles and achievements, he remained a simple, sociable, and heartfelt human being. To me, he was not just my son. He was my friend, my pride, my world.”
