Anunay Sood

Sood appeared as a guest on Bigg Boss OTT 2 in August 2023, entering the house for tasks and engaging with contestants.^[16]

He was the first YouTuber to vlog inside the Bigg Boss house and supported winner Elvish Yadav during the finale, sharing behind-the-scenes content post-show.^[17]

At the time of his death, Sood was in a relationship with influencer Shivani Parihar.^[18][19]

Sood died on 4 November 2025, at the age of 32, while attending the Concours d'Elegance car show at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas.^[20][21] The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department stated the incident as non-criminal; no cause of death was publicly disclosed.^[20][5]

As reported by 8NewsNow, a woman staying with Sood told investigators that she, Sood, and another woman purchased what they believed to be cocaine from a man on the casino floor at around 4 a.m.^[22][23] She stated that the three consumed the substance before going to sleep, and when the two women awoke later, Sood was found unresponsive. Police reportedly recovered a small bag containing an unidentified white substance and additional evidence suggesting the powder had been snorted.^[24] As of 19 November 2025, authorities have not made any arrests in connection with the incident.^[25]

In an earlier statement to HT.com, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said: “On November 4, 2025, LVMPD responded to a dead body located in the 3100 block of South Las Vegas Boulevard.^[26] Officers assisted the coroner and took a non-criminal/medical report.”^[27]

Over a month later, the findings of the official coroner's report concluded that the cause of death was the combined effect of fentanyl and ethanol toxicity.^[28]

Sood's body was repatriated to India from Las Vegas, United States, and brought to his residence in Noida on the evening of 10 November 2025. Friends, followers and well-wishers gathered to pay their last respects.^[29][30] The funeral was held the following day, 11 November 2025, at the Sector 94 cremation ground in Noida.^[31][32]