Cafe Coffee Day chain founder VG Siddhartha goes missing in Mangaluru

VG Siddhartha, founder-owner of the Indian cafe chain, Cafe Coffee Day (CCD), has gone missing near Netravati river in Mangaluru. Pic courtesy/Twitter/ANI

Mangaluru: The founder-owner of the Indian cafe chain, Cafe Coffee Day (CCD), VG Siddhartha has gone missing near Netravati river in Mangaluru, police stated. The police have initiated a search operation to trace him in the river in the Ullal area of Mangaluru. The police are using inflatable boats to search the area to look for him.

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VG Siddhartha has been reported missing from Jappinamogaru, an area very close to Netravathi river and just two to three kilometres from the sea. The local MLA and U T Abdul Khader, a congress leader also joined in the search operation on Tuesday morning. "We are very concerned that our friend, a very good person and someone who has given jobs to thousands of people is missing since yesterday night," Khader said. VG Siddhartha is also the son-in-law of the former Karnataka chief minister and Maharashtra Governor S M Krishna.

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Congress leaders D K Shivakumar, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa and B L Shankar arrived at the Bengaluru residence of SM Krishna early this morning. Further details are awaited.

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With inputs from ANI

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