Couple Who Died After Taking Pills in Southall Named
Gagan Brar and Kamaldeep Kaur had been out clubbing
Some of the remaining pills seized by the police. Picture: Met Police
June 5, 2025
The two people who died in Southall after taking blue/green pills over the late May Bank Holiday weekend have been named locally.
28-year-old Gagan Brar, who was born in India and formerly worked as a driver for Bollywood film stars, and his girlfriend, 20-year-old Kamaldeep Kaur, were found unresponsive by the flatmates in the home they shared on Havelock Road.
It is thought that they acquired the pills while out clubbing on Saturday 24 May at a venue in south London before being found dead on Monday 28 May.
A neighbour told the Metro newspaper, “To me they were a clean-cut, hardworking couple who left early in the morning and were ambitious. They were a pleasure to be around.
“He worked in the Indian film industry as part of the crew and was working his way up. He was from a good family and they couple had their whole lives ahead of them.
“It’s a total shock – if something like this can happen to them it can happen to anyone. They were the perfect couple just enjoying life.
“It was horrific on the day they were found. I think they had been out with the flatmates the night before. They wondered why the couple had it got up the next day originally thinking they were just having a lay in. Then one went in their bedroom and found them.
“The flatmates were in total shock. Loads of police ambulances came. One of the flatmates was vomiting, it was just terrible.”
Mr Brar is believed to have been working in the hospitality industry having completed his university studies.
The local authorities have previously warned that the supply of recreational drugs in the area increases during the summer festival season and there are a rising number of instances of illicit substances including ecstasy being laced with nitazenes, a strong synthetic opioid which can be up to 500 times stronger than heroin, which is believed to have been the cause of a number of deaths in the UK. Some festivals offer drug testing facilities to reduce the risk to attendees.
Ealing Council said, “They are thought to have consumed green pills with an ‘80’ on one face and possibly an ‘OP’ on the other.
“Please remember, there is no way of knowing what is in any pill or drug that is bought illegally, or how your body will react.
“If you, or anyone you are with, starts to feel unwell after taking any pill or drug, go to your nearest accident and emergency department or call 999.”
A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said, “Police continue to make enquiries following the sudden deaths of a 28-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman in Ealing on Monday.
“This is following reports that the individuals allegedly passed away after taking an illicit substance in the form of a green pill.
“No arrests have been made at this time and we’re working closely with our partners, including the health service and councils, to issue advice to people in the area.”
Warnings have been issued about the pills - which are believed to have been sold as ecstasy but are said to have contained nitazenes, synthetic opioids which can be 50 to 500 times stronger than heroin.
Information on drugs and support to stop taking drugs can be found at Honest information about drugs | FRANK and Ealing RISE - London | Change Grow Live.
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