India’s leading Coffee Chain Cafe Coffee Day founder dead body found
The dead body of Cafe Coffee Day founder V G Siddhartha, who went missing, was found on Wednesday in the Netravati river in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka after 36 hours of intense search, officials said.
The body had washed ashore near Ullal and was fished out by local fishermen. Founder friends and relatives have confirmed that the body is of Siddhartha.
Earlier, police said the body, which appeared to be of Siddhartha, was yet to be identified by his family.
"A body has been found, which appears to be of him. Final confirmation has to be done by the family," deputy commissioner of Dakshina Kannada district Sasikanth Senthil told.
Mangalore Commissioner of Police Sandeep Patil said the body has been kept at Wenlock Hospital for further formalities.
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