Hinduja Group chairman S P Hinduja dies at 87
Srichand Parmanand Hinduja, the eldest brother among the Hinduja siblings and chairman of the Hinduja Group, passed away in London on Wednesday (May 17). He had been unwell for a period of time. He was 87.
The Hinduja family patriarch and his brothers, Gopichand and Prakash, were accused of receiving nearly SEK 81 million in illegal commissions to help Swedish gunmaker AB Bofors secure an Indian government contract. A court had however exonerated them.
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“Gopichand, Prakash, Ashok and the whole Hinduja family with a heavy heart regret to announce the passing away of our family patriarch, and chairman of Hinduja Group, Mr S P Hinduja today,” a spokesperson for the family said.
A British national, he died in London.
(With agency inputs)
