The festival of joy and colors turned tragic for a a 42-year-old Sanjay Bairagi, who has previously worked as a production manager for TV serials.


According to a report published in Mid Day, he jumped 16 floors to his death from a residential tower in Malwani, a few hours after celebrating Holi with friends on Friday.

Sanjay Bairagi with popular TV actress Surbhi Chandna

Bairagi was supervising producer at popular TV producer Gul Khan's 4 Lions Films which has produced hit shows like 'Qubool Hai', 'Ishqbaaz', 'Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon' to name a few. According to reports, after having fun with the team and playing Holi, supervising producer, Sanjay Bairagi returned home. Soon, it was revealed that the man fell off from the 16th floor of his apartment and immediately died.



The last picture uploaded by Sanjay before his death on Holi

The Mid Day report states that, According to the police, the man, identified as Sanjay Bairagi had returned home after playing Holi around 4.30 pm on Friday. Bairagi had also uploaded photos of himself celebrating Holi on Facebook. However, two hours later, around 6.30 pm, he jumped from the bedroom of his apartment. Officials said that he left a suicide note, which read, "It's my fault. My family is suffering and I have financial troubles. No one should be held responsible." Residents from the building rushed him to a private hospital, but he was declared dead on arrival. 


An accidental death report has been filed at the Malwani police station.

The report further states that, Cops indicated that Bairagi was also embroiled in a family dispute. "We are still investigating this angle," the official added. Sources said that the Holi celebration pictures that he uploaded, included a woman whom his wife had objected his closeness with. "This led to an argument between the two, after which he went to the bedroom, wrote the note and jumped from the window," the source said.

Bairagi is survived by his wife and two sons.

In the wake of the tragic incident, the production house ran an internal message stating, "Due to the untimely and extremely saddening demise of Sanjay Bairagi, we are calling off shoot on Saturday. We will hopefully resume shoot on Sunday. Peace and power for Sanjay Bairagi and his soul, and may we all have the courage to stick together in these hard times."

May his soul rest in peace!