Sahara chief Subrata Roy's mother passes away
Beleaguered businessman Subrata Roy's mother Chhabi Roy passed away here early today after a prolonged illness. She was 95 and has been critically ill for over two years.
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Subrata Roy has been in Tihar Jail for more than two years in relation with a long-running dispute with markets regulator Sebi.
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A Sahara group spokesperson said in a statement that Chhabi Roy has been the "guiding light of Sahara India Pariwar and departed for her heavenly abode at 1.34 am today".
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"She has been critically ailing for last two years and was at a makeshift hospital at Sahara Shaher, Lucknow," the statement said.
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She was born in Araria district of Bihar.
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