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{{Short description|Indian ghost hunter (1984–2016)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Gaurav Tiwari
| image = Gaurav_Tiwari.jpg
| caption = Tiwari in 2002
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1984|9|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Patna, Rajkot]], India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|7|7|1984|9|2|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Dwarka, Delhi]], India
| occupation = [[ghost hunting|Paranormal investigator]], [[Pilot]], [[UFO]]logist, [[Television presenter]], [[Actor]]
| organization = Indian Paranormal Society
| years_active =
| spouse =
| landscape =
}}

'''Gaurav Tiwari''' (2 September 1984 – 7 July 2016) was an Indian [[Ghost hunting|paranormal investigator]], [[UFO|UFO field investigator]] and ParaNexus representative in India who appeared on television shows such as [[MTV]] Girl's Night Out with [[Rannvijay Singha|Rannvijay Singh]], ''Haunted Weekends'' with [[Sunny Leone]], [[Aaj Tak]], Live India, News 24, Star TV, Zee TV, [[Fear Files: Darr Ki Sacchi Tasvirein]], [[Syfy]]'s '[[Haunting: Australia]]', and Sony TV's [[Bhoot Aaya]]. Tiwari was also a guest on paranormal radio shows and CEO and Founder of the Indian Paranormal Society.

== Early life ==

Tiwari was born on 2 September 1984, he was an ordained minister of Metaphysical Church of Humanistic Science.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Chauhan |first=Manisha |title=This man hosted India's first paranormal show, talked to ghosts, left girls at haunted places, died mysteriously at... |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-gaurav-tiwari-who-hosted-india-first-paranormal-show-girls-night-out-haunted-places-found-dead-mysterious-circ-3074709 |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=[[DNA India]] |language=en}}</ref> He made cameo appearances in the [[Hindi]] films [[16 December (film)|16 December]] and [[Tango Charlie]]. At the age of 21, he went to [[Florida]] to pursue his career in aviation, and later became interested in [[Paranormal]] investigation and [[Parapsychology]].<ref name=IT />

== Career ==

Tiwari appeared on ''MTV Girls Night Out'' directed by [[Sajeed A.]] This show was India's first horror/paranormal reality show and it also won the Best Reality Show at the [[Asian Television Awards]], Singapore, 2011. A similar show/repeat was Haunted weekends with Sunny Leone.<ref name=":0" />

===''Bhoot Aaya investigation''===
Tiwari appeared as a paranormal expert and lead investigator in ''[[Bhoot Aaya]]'' describing the alleged paranormal activity.<ref name=":0" />

===''Haunting: Australia''===
Tiwari appeared in the [[SyFy]] series ''[[Haunting: Australia]]'' along with fellow [[ghost hunting|ghost hunters]] Robb Demarest, [[Ian Lawman]], Ray Jordan, Rayleen Kable and Allen Tiller.<ref name="Variety">{{cite web |last1=Shulz |first1=Lisa |title=Syfy Acquires Unscripted Paranormal Series 'Haunting: Australia' |url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/syfy-acquires-unscripted-paranormal-series-haunting-australia-1201426534/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |accessdate=12 May 2020}}</ref>

===''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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-07-11 |title=Delhi: Ghost-buster Gaurav Tiwari found dead under the mysterious circumstances |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/gaurav-tiwari-paranormal-investigator-foung-dead-mysteriously-328664-2016-07-11 |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

== Tiwari's 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/living/gaurav-tiwari-indian-ghost-busters-mysterious-death-is-magnet-for-paranormal-theories-2911340.html|title=Gaurav Tiwari: Indian ghost buster's mysterious death is magnet for paranormal theories – Firstpost|date=24 July 2016|access-date=30 July 2016}}</ref><ref name=ToI>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Paranormal-society-founder-dies-mysteriously-in-Dwarka-home/articleshow/53146053.cms|title=Paranormal society founder dies mysteriously in Dwarka home|work=The Times of India|access-date=30 July 2016}}</ref><ref name=IT>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=July 12, 2016|title=Delhi: Ghost-buster Gaurav Tiwari found dead under mysterious circumstances|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/gaurav-tiwari-paranormal-investigator-foung-dead-mysteriously-328664-2016-07-11|access-date=|website=}}</ref> 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.<ref name="et">{{cite web |title=No foul play, Paranormal Society founder Gaurav Tiwari committed suicide: Police|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/no-foul-play-paranormal-society-founder-gaurav-tiwari-committed-suicide-police/articleshow/53169665.cms |work=[[The Economic Times]]|accessdate=28 July 2020}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite web |title=It's a clear case of suicide: police on ghostbuster's death in Dwarka |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/It%E2%80%99s-a-clear-case-of-suicide-police-on-ghostbuster%E2%80%99s-death-in-Dwarka/article14483780.ece |website=thehindu.com |publisher=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

== In popular culture ==
''[[Bhay: The Gaurav Tiwari Mystery]]'', a television series based on his life was released on 12 december 2025
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==References ==
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== External links ==
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20130613044221/http://newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/Erasing-the-fear-of-paranormal/2013/06/10/article1627525.ece Erasing the Fear of Paranormal], ''[[The New Indian Express]]''.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20121210013805/http://www.natgeotraveller.in/magazine/navigate/india%E2%80%99s-most-haunted India's Most Haunted], ''[[National Geographic (magazine)|National Geographic Magazine]]''.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20121004235505/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/A-Delhiite-in-letter-and-in-spirit/Article1-820451.aspx Delhi and Paranormal Research], ''[[Hindustan Times]]'', 3 March 2012.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20120319023325/http://www.punemirror.in/article/2/20110316201103160639098581a4b471c/Ghostbusters-at-work.html Ghost Hunters at Work], ''[[The Times of India]]'', 6 March 2011.
# [http://www.paranexus.org/index.php?action=blog&bact=memberart&member=229&blogid=6&article=117&where=Member_Article Gaurav Tiwari's articles] on ParaNexus

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ElmoPedder14 at 16:26, 26 April 2026