Gangaiah Hegde, father of CCD founder VG Siddhartha, passes away

Gangaiah Hegde, the 96-year-old father of Café Coffee Day's (CCD) Founder late VG Siddhartha, died in a private hospital in Mysuru on Sunday. He was hospitalised much before Siddhartha was found dead from the Netravati river in Mangaluru on July 31. He was reportedly unaware of his son's death due to his health and couldn't participate in his son's cremation.