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The worst fears came true on Wednesday morning when local fishermen found V G Siddhartha, founder of Café Coffee Day, floating in Netravati river, some distance away from the Mangaluru bridge where he was seen last some on Monday night. The coffee tycoon had gone missing Monday evening, after which a massive search operation was launched.
In a note purportedly written by him, Siddhartha had mentioned pressure from business partners and harassment by tax authorities. “I fought for a long time but today I gave up as I could not take any more pressure….’’
Crowds thronged to pay homage to the billionaire
