7 years ago
New Delhi:

VG Siddhartha, the founder of Cafe Coffee Day whose body was found 36 hours after he went missing from a bridge near Mangaluru in Karnataka, took place at one of his coffee estates at his village in Chikkamagaluru district this evening. Hundreds of people, including Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, senior Congress leader DK Shivakumar and other senior politicians, attended the funeral. VG Siddhartha's body was then taken to the Coffee Day Global Enterprises office in Chikkamgaluru on way to the village that is 150 kilometres from Mangaluru. VG Siddhartha was found dead on Wednesday morning after a massive search operation involving multiple agencies since Monday evening, when Mr Siddhartha went missing. The body had washed ashore the Netravati river near Ullal in Mangaluru and was found by fishermen at around 6:30 in the morning.

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SV Ranganath is new Coffee Day Enterprises interim chairman

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I am saddened by his death: Union Minister DV Sadananda Gowda

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It is very unfortunate and depressing, tweets BJP's P Murlidhar Rao

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Coffee Day Enterprises shares plunged 20 per cent

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My deepest condolences, says Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

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Siddhartha's body to be taken to Chikkamagaluru: Congress's TD Rajegowda

Jul 31, 2019 10:17 (IST)

Karnataka Chief Minister expresses heartfelt condolences

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Saddened by VG Siddhartha's untimely death: Milind Deora

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Cafe Coffee Day will live with us forever: G Parameshwara

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Entrepreneurs must not allow business failure to destroy their self-esteem: Anand Mahindra

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Sad to know about the unfortunate death VG Siddhartha: Siddaramaiah

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VGSiddhartha case is very unfortunate, tweets Karnataka Congress

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Tragic end to the coffee King, tweets Shobha Karandlaje

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Further investigation to continue: Mangaluru Police Commissioner

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Found the body early morning: Mangaluru Police Commissioner

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