Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP) 

Mangaluru, Aug 26: The final report of the forensic science laboratory (FSL) submitted to the investigating officer of the case relating to the death of Siddhartha Hegde V G, founder of Cafe Coffee Day, has confirmed that Siddhartha committed suicide. 

The FSL report had reached the forensic experts who had conducted postmortem of Siddhartha's mortal remains, on Monday last. Sources said that the final report was delivered to the investigating officer of the case on Friday. 

The body of Siddhartha, who had jumped into River Netravati from the bridge at Ullal, had been found two days later some distance away from the spot. The doctors who conducted postmortem had sent their report to regional forensic science laboratory. 

In the meantime, preliminary postmortem report had been sent to the investigating officer, duly mentioning that final report would be submitted after the receipt of the FSL report. The report then had identified the cause of death as suffocation. The final postmortem too has confirmed the said observation now, it is learnt.