Bengaluru — Indian authorities said on Wednesday they have recovered the body of coffee baron VG Siddhartha from a river in southern India, after his disappearance on Monday sparked speculation he was facing intense financial pressure.

Siddhartha, the founder of the Cafe Coffee Day (CCD) chain, had not been reachable since late Monday, his flagship entity Coffee Day Enterprises said in a regulatory filing...

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