Raj Travel owner kills himself

By IANS,

Mumbai : In a case of suspected suicide, the body of travel industry magnate Lalit Sheth was found washed ashore near Worli village in central Mumbai here Wednesday, police said.


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Sheth, 57, was the founder-chairman of Raj Travels & Tours Ltd., one of the leading travel industry players in the country.

According to police, he allegedly jumped off the Rajiv Gandhi Bandra-Worli Sea Link this afternoon and his body was recovered near the Worli Village

Police officials said that a suicide note was found in his vehicle and his body had been sent to Sion Hospital for an autopsy.

After launching Raj Travels & Tours Ltd in 1976, Sheth had in the mid-90s launched the now-defunct Raj Air, a private airline, which shut down after a few years following financial problems.

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