Gaurav Tiwari was a paranormal investigator, UFO field investigator and ParaNexus representative in India who appeared on television shows such as MTV Girl's Night Out with

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, ''Haunted Weekends'' with Sunny Leone,

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, Live India, News 24, Star TV, Zee TV, Fear Files: Darr Ki Sacchi Tasvirein, Syfy's ' Haunting: Australia', and Sony TV's

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. Tiwari was also a guest on paranormal radio shows and CEO and Founder of the Indian Paranormal Society.

Early life

Tiwari was an ordained minister of Metaphysical Church of Humanistic Science. He made cameo appearances in the

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films

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and

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. At the age of 21, he went to

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to pursue his career at aviation, and later became interested in

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investigation and

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Career

Tiwari appeared on ''MTV Girls Night Out'' directed by

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This show was India's first horror/paranormal reality show and it also won the Best Reality Show in

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, Singapore, 2011. A similar show/repeat was Haunted weekends with Sunny Leone.

''Bhoot Aaya''

Tiwari appeared as a paranormal expert and lead investigator in ''

'' describing the alleged paranormal activity.

''Haunting: Australia''

Tiwari appeared in the SyFy series '' Haunting: Australia'' along with fellow ghost hunters Robb Demarest, Ian Lawman, Ray Jordan, Rayleen Kable and Allen Tiller.

''MTV He Ticket''

Tiwari appeared as a mentor in one of the episodes of ''MTV He Ticket'' where he guided the contestants at Bhangarh Fort.

Death

Tiwari was found dead of asphyxiation at his Dwarka home on July 7, 2016, prompting speculation in various media by fans and paranormal enthusiasts that his death was caused by vengeful spirits, however, following an autopsy, Delhi Police determined that Tiwari committed suicide by hanging himself inside his bathroom and that his death did not involve any foul play. According to Surender Kumar, DCP (South-West), “It is a clear case of suicide. He hanged himself in the bathroom using his wife’s dupatta on Thursday night”. Police investigating his death said that Tiwari "had no major projects lined up for the future" and what projects he had "brought in little money, but it was barely enough". This led to frequent disagreements with his family, and according to police, "his family, in fact, wanted him to take up a conventional job".

References

External links

Erasing the Fear of Paranormal
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Gaurav Tiwari's articles
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