Updated On: 31 July, 2019 08:38 AM IST | | mid-day online correspondent
Mangalore MLA U T Khader confirmed the news and said that friends and relatives confirmed that the body is indeed of the Cafe Coffee Day founder V G Siddhartha

A file photo of Cafe Coffee Day(CCD) owner VG Siddhartha, his body was found 2 days after he went missing from a bridge over Netravati river. Photo: AFP
The body of the founder of Cafe Coffee Day, V G Siddharth who had been missing was found on Wednesday in the Netravati river after 36 hours of intense search. The news was confirmed by Mangalore MLA U T Khader who said that friends and relatives confirmed that the body is indeed of Siddhartha.
The police had found a body in Netravati river in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka on Wednesday and they suspected that it is the Cafe Coffee Day founder V G Siddhartha.