India’s 'Dosa king’ dies one week into life term

The 71-year-old “dosa king” of India, P Rajagopal, died days after losing a last-ditch attempt to avoid a life sentence for murder. The popular restaurateur was taken with heart problems to Vijaya hospital in Chennai, where he died. “We failed to revive him and he passed away due to cardiac failure,” a hospital official said. Rajagoal, founder of the world’s largest chains of vegetarian restaurants, Saravana Bhavan, was convicted of killing the husband of a woman he wanted to make his third wife. He harassed, threatened and tried to blackmail her, and hired a gunman to kill the woman’s husband. In 2004, Rajagopal was found guilty and sentenced to 10 years. When he appealed, the sentence was increased to life and the punishment was upheld by the Supreme Court in March.