VG Siddhartha was last seen on Netravati Bridge before going missing

Mangaluru VG Siddhartha the founderowner of popular coffee chain Cafe Coffee Day has been reported missing from Mangaluru and was spotted last at the Netravati Bridge on Monday evening where he had gone for a stroll a senior Karnataka police officer informed on Tuesday The 58yearold businessman also the soninlaw of former external affairs minister and former Karnataka chief minister S M Krishna has been untraceable since last eveningAlso ReadCafe Coffe Day chain founder VG Siddhartha goes missing in MangaluruFounder amp owner Cafe Coffee Day CCD VGSiddharthas letter to employees and board of directors of CCD states Every financial transaction is my responsibilitythe law should hold me amp only me accountable He has gone missing from Mangaluru search operation underway pictwittercom0GJc5vmvYtmdash ANI ANI July 30 2019Mangaluru Police CommissionerS Patil on VG Siddhartha in file pic missing caseI visited SM Krishnas former Karnataka CM amp fatherinlaw of VG Siddhartha house last night I spoke to Siddharthas wifeampother relatives and gathered some informationIm currently in Bengaluru pictwittercomlllHbewOBXmdash ANI ANI July 30 2019According to the commissioner of police Sandeep Patil the founderowner of Cafe Coffee Day had left Bengaluru yesterday and was travelling to Sakleshpur On reaching Netravati Bridge he got down from the car and asked his driver to move ahead and wait as he wanted to take a stroll Patil stated adding that the police was informed after he went missing A search operation has been launched by police and a dog squad along with inflatable boats have been deployed in the search missionMangaluru Police Commissioner Sandeep Patil on VG Siddhartha missing case Boat service and help of local fishermen being taken to conduct search operation in the Netravati river We are checking with whom all he spoke last httpstco1xZtVsPHAimdash ANI ANI July 30 2019We used the dog squad and it stopped at the middle of the bridge We are taking help of the local fisherman to search in the river Everyone that he had spoken last is being contacted for relevant information the police commissioner informed According to the driver VG Siddhartha had left Bangalore at 11 am on Monday and kept changing his destination from Chikkamangaluru to Hassan to Sakleshpur and finally MangaloreMangaluru Police CommissionerSandeep Patil on VGSiddhartha missing caseYdayhe left from Bluru saying he is going to SakleshpurBut on the wayhe told his driver to go to MangaluruOn reaching Netravati river bridgehe got down from the carasked his driver to go aheadampstop pictwittercom3TYcqMTFYUmdash ANI ANI July 30 2019Also ReadPune rain horror 19yearold youth missing after scooter skids off the roadBasavaraj who was driving Siddhartha in Innova car before he went missing stated I have been working for him for the past three years On Monday I reported for duty from his residence at 8 am and drove him to his Vittal Mallya office and returned home at 11 am At 1230 he asked me to drive towards Sakleshpur and then later he asked me to drive to towards Mangalore and just before we were about to enter the Mangalore circle he asked me to take a left because he wanted to visit some siteCongress leader DK Shivakumar visited former Karnataka CM SM Krishna at his residence in Bengaluru early morning today SM Krishnas soninlaw amp founderowner Cafe Coffee Day VG Siddhartha has gone missing in Mangaluru pictwittercomB5FLwzQVf1mdash ANI ANI July 30 2019When we reached the Kerala highway he asked me to stop at the bridge and drop him there I was told to wait on the other end At 8 pm I called him but his phone was switched off Then I called up his son who also tried calling him I later filed a complaint after we couldnt trace him the driver added The place where he has been reported is just two to three kilometres from the sea Meanwhile UT Khadar the Congress leader who arrived reached the site of the search operation said I was shocked when I got the news Police Commissioner and DC have ordered a search operation it is being carried out with support from localsSenior politician including Congress leader DK Shivakumar and state chief minister BS Yediyurappa rushed to SM Krishna residence early this morning in Bengaluru The missing businessman is married to Krishnas first daughter Malavika and the couple has two sonsAlso ReadCCD founder VG Siddhartha goes missing in Mangaluru Twitterati reactsWith inputs from ANICatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates