Popular travel influencer Anunay Sood was found dead in a Las Vegas hotel, with reports suggesting a suspected drug overdose.
Updated: November 19, 2025 10:42 AM IST
According to the Los Angeles-based portal 8NewsNow, popular travel influencer Anunay Sood likely died due to a suspected drug overdose after being discovered unconscious in his hotel at Wynn Las Vegas earlier this month. On November 4, police said they discovered him motionless with what appeared to be narcotics lying nearby.
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Anunay, who has over 1.5 million Instagram followers, came to Las Vegas for the Las Vegas Concours 2025 automotive show, which he also documented on social media. According to the complaint, a woman who was staying with him told cops, they purchased what they believed to be cocaine from a man on the casino floor at 4 a.m. She stated that all three of them Anunay and two women reportedly tried the substance before falling asleep. When the women woke up an hour later, Anunay did not respond.
Police officials also discovered a little packet containing white powder and other evidence indicating that the gang had snorted it. Anunay’s family and friends reported his death on Instagram last week, urging people to respect their privacy and avoid gathering near their home. His latest posts indicated that he was in Las Vegas at the time.
Earlier, Los Angeles police revealed to Hindustan Times that on November 4, officers responded to a death complaint on South Las Vegas Boulevard and filed a non-criminal medical report.
Who was Anunay Sood?
Anunay Sood was a well-known travel influencer, photographer, and entrepreneur who was renowned for his spectacular travel images and movies. He has a large internet following, with over 1.4 million Instagram followers and 3.8 lakh YouTube subscribers. He was also named to Forbes India’s Top 100 Digital Stars list three years in a row (2022, 2023, and 2024).
He began his journey by posting travel stories on Instagram before launching his own digital performance and marketing agency in Dubai. Over the years, he visited 46 nations and frequently discussed his aim of visiting all 195 countries worldwide.
