VG Siddharth, the son-in-law of former Karnataka Chief Minister SM Krishna and the CCD, ie Café Coffee Day, was missing from July 29.
Deputy Commissioner of South Kannada Shashikant Senthil S said that Siddharth was missing from the bridge of Netravati river on July 29 and his body was recovered from the bank of river on Hoogebazar on July 31.
Senthil said that the search team was running a search operation on July 30 from Hoigebazar. This investigative campaign was started at the behest of local fishermen. The administration says that the formalities of the rest of the dead body are being met. The search team chose the location of the search operation on the fishermen's say.
Mangaluru police commissioner Sandeep Patil says that Siddharth's family members have been informed and the body has been brought for postmortem at Vernal Hospital. The dead body of Siddhartha will be brought to Mudigere's hale in Chikmangalur district and it is unheard of here.