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Cafe Coffee Day owner found dead; body recovered

VG Siddhartha‘s body was recovered after 36 hours of frantic search.

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Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Bengaluru: The body of VG Siddhartha, the founder of the popular chain Cafe Coffee Day, has been found, two days after he went missing from a bridge near Mangaluru in Karnataka.
A massive search operation involving multiple agencies was on since Monday evening after Mr Siddhartha went missing. The body was found at around 6:30 this morning on the banks of the Netravati river.

“We found the body early morning today. It needs to be identified, we have already informed the family members. We are shifting the body to Wenlock Hospital. We will continue further investigation,” Mangaluru Police Commissioner Sandeep Patil said.

More details to follow.

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