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Live updates: VG Siddhartha cremated at his ancestral village in Karnataka

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jul 31, 2019, 19:35:26 IST

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Live updates: VG Siddhartha cremated at his ancestral village in Karnataka

The Cafe Coffee Day founder VG Siddhartha was cremated at his ancestral village Chetanahalli in Karnataka's Chikkamagaluru district on Wednesday. Following a 36-hour-long search operations, Siddhartha's body was spotted in the backwaters of the Netravathi river early Wednesday. Stay with TOI for the latest updates:

10:38 (IST) Jul 30

Over 200, including 25 swimmers, engaged in the search operation.

10:36 (IST) Jul 30

Siddartha’s last call was made to CFO Javed around 6pm: Police

10:34 (IST) Jul 30

VG Siddhartha's last letter to Cafe Coffee Day board and staff

Cafe Coffee Day founder VG Siddhartha, who went missing on Monday night from Mangaluru, had written a letter to the board of the retail chain outlet and its staff. In the letter, the coffee baron indicated that he was facing a huge financial burden and was under tremendous pressure from one of his private equity partners.

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10:17 (IST) Jul 30

'Fought for a long time, but today I gave up': VG Siddhartha's last letter to Cafe Coffee Day family

Café Coffee Day founder V G Siddhartha, who has been missing since Monday night, had reportedly written a letter to CCD staff, in which he mentioned about his financial struggles and his failed business model.

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10:07 (IST) Jul 30

Cafe Coffee Day founder VG Siddhartha goes missing

VG Siddhartha, the founder of country's largest coffee chain Cafe Coffee Day and son-in-law of former Karnataka chief minister SM Krishna has been missing since Monday night. There are reports doing the rounds that he jumped off a bridge in Ullal.

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10:04 (IST) Jul 30

BJP seeks central assistance to trace Siddhartha’s body

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10:02 (IST) Jul 30

VG Siddhartha's last letter to Cafe Coffee Day family

10:00 (IST) Jul 30

In Bengaluru, chief minister BS Yediyurappa visited SM Krishna's residence and held discussion with the family members. Senior Congress leader DK Shivakumar also visited Krishna's residence.

09:58 (IST) Jul 30

The help of local fishermen is being taken to locate the body in Netravati river. We are also checking whom all he spoke to over phone.

Mangaluru police commissioner Sandeep Patil

09:55 (IST) Jul 30

The deputy commissioner said that sniffer dogs have also been pressed into service.

09:55 (IST) Jul 30

More than 200 policemen and divers on about 25 boats were carrying out searches for him.

09:55 (IST) Jul 30

"He (Siddhartha) asked the driver to wait till his arrival. When he did not return even after two hours, the driver approached the police and lodged a missing complaint," deputy commissioner of Dakshina Kannada district Senthil Sasikant Senthil said.

09:55 (IST) Jul 30

On reaching a bridge over the Netravati river in the Kotepura area in Dakshina Kannada district, he got down from the car and told his driver that he was going for a walk.

09:55 (IST) Jul 30

Siddhartha, the son-in-law of former Karnataka chief minister S M Krishna, was headed for Sakaleshpur but on the way he had asked his driver to go towards Mangaluru, according to the police.

09:54 (IST) Jul 30

Café Coffee Day founder V G Siddhartha was reported to have gone missing after he left from Bengaluru on Monday night, police said.

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