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Subrata Roy

Subrata Roy

1948–2023

Nationality
India
Occupation
politician

Subrata Roy (10 June 1948 – 14 November 2023) was an Indian businessman who founded the business conglomerate Sahara India Pariwar in 1978. Roy was named the tenth-most influential Indian businessman in 2012 by India Today.

Incarceration history

Facilities

  1. Tihar Jail
    Dates unknown
  2. Tihar Jail
    Dates unknown
  3. Tihar Jail
    Dates unknown
  4. Tihar Jail
    Dates unknown

Biography

Subrata Roy (10 June 1948 – 14 November 2023) was an Indian businessman who founded the business conglomerate Sahara India Pariwar in 1978. Roy was named the tenth-most influential Indian businessman in 2012 by India Today. In 2004, the Sahara group was termed by Time magazine as "the second largest employer in India after Indian Railways". Sahara India Pariwar has operated a vast number of businesses, such as Aamby Valley City, Sahara Movie Studios, Air Sahara, Uttar Pradesh Wizards, and Filmy, among others. Long accused of shady business practices including money laundering and running ponzi schemes, Roy was arrested in 2014 after failing to appear in court before it in connection with the Rs. 24,000 crore deposits his company has not refunded to investors. He was granted bail in 2016. He died in 2023.

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