VG Siddhartha, son-in-law of former Karnataka CM SM Krishna and founder-owner of Cafe Coffee Day, goes missing near… https://t.co/NjgUQwFdKy — TOI Mangaluru (@TOIMangalore) 1564454085000

Police and administrative officials at the spot.

Cafe Coffee Day founder-owner VG Siddhartha goes missing; over 200, including 25 swimmers, engaged in search operat… https://t.co/1vNdSdx0hP — TOI Mangaluru (@TOIMangalore) 1564455645000

Siddhartha had arrived at Ullal bridge in his SUV.

Over 200 personnel have been deployed in the area to locate the missing person.

MANGALURU: VG Siddhartha, the founder of country's largest coffee chain Cafe Coffee Day and son-in-law of former Karnataka chief minister SM Krishna, has been missing since Monday night. There are reports doing the rounds that he jumped off a bridge in Ullal.The reports came after Mangaluru city police started a frantic search for a person who reportedly jumped off the kilometre-long bridge over the Netravati river at around 9pm, about 6km from Mangaluru.One of the police officers confirmed that a massive search was on to locate the person.Based on the statement of a car driver, the person is suspected to be Siddhartha.Sources said the 60-year-old coffee baron had arrived at 8pm from Bengaluru in his SUV and had asked the driver to go to the Ullal bridge .VG Siddhartha's letter to CCD staff: Full text"Yesterday, he had left Bengaluru saying he was going to Sakleshpur. But on the way, he told the driver to go to Mangaluru. After reaching the Ullal bridge, he got down from the car. Siddhartha asked his driver to drive a little further and stop. He will come walking. However, he didn't return. The dog squad used to locate him too stopped at the middle of the bridge," Mangaluru city police commissioner Sandeep Patil said.Over 200 personnel, including 25 swimmers, have been pressed into service to locate him, the officer added.Read this report in Marathi