Popular travel influencer may have died in Las Vegas due to…
Popular travel influencer and photographer Anunay Sood has passed away, her family announced in an Instagram post on Thursday morning. His last Instagram post suggested he was in Las Vegas at the time.
Anunay Sood, popular Indian travel influencer and photographer based in Dubai, passed away at the age of 32. His family shared the news via a post on his official Instagram account on Thursday morning. Sood was known for his travel content and stunning photographs.
Sood’s last social media posts showed that he was in Las Vegas before his death. His family did not disclose the cause of death. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said they responded to a call regarding a deceased person on November 4, 2025. They confirmed officers found a body in the 3100 block of South Las Vegas Boulevard and filed a non-criminal medical report.
Police documents said officers found Sood unresponsive in his hotel room on Nov. 4 and ‘narcotics’ were found nearby.
Sood, who has more than 1.5 million followers on Instagram, was in Las Vegas to attend the Las Vegas Concours 2025 auto show, according to his latest posts.
A woman staying with him told investigators the group purchased what they believed to be cocaine from a man on the casino floor around 4 a.m., a report said. The woman said Sood and another friend consumed the substance and then went to sleep. When the two women woke up about an hour later, they found Sood unresponsive, Hindustan Times reported.
Police said they found a small bag containing white powder and other signs that the group had snorted the substance.
Sood was a well-known travel creator with over 1.4 million Instagram followers and 3.8 lakh YouTube subscribers. She was famous for her beautiful travel photos, cinema videos, and vlogs from all over the world.
He was listed in Forbes India’s Top 100 Digital Stars in 2022, 2023 and 2024. Forbes noted that he lives in Dubai, started his career sharing travel stories online, and also runs a marketing agency.
Over the years, Sood has become one of India’s most popular travel influencers, working with big brands and tourism boards, earning praise for his visual storytelling.
Just two days before his death, he posted videos featuring sports cars from his day in Las Vegas.
