Sunit Khatau was an Indian billionaire industrialist who served as chairman and managing director of the Khatau Group. The Group has ventures in textiles, chemicals, shipping, cement, aviation, automobile, real estate and other industries. He was assassinated in Mumbai on 7 May 1994 for matters related to a dispute about a land sale.[1][2][3][4][5]

In addition to his industrial activity, Khatau was the largest owner of racehorses in India. His horses won races including the 1981 Indian Derby, the Invitation Cup, the Bangalore Derby and the Calcutta Derby.

References

  1. ^ "Death of the khabri". Mumbai Mirror.
  2. ^ LEKHA RATTANANI (31 May 1994). "Bombay mill-owner's murder revives charges of a mafia-union nexus". India Today.
  3. ^ "Khatau Fabrics". www.khataugroup.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2003.
  4. ^ "Frontline.in".
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2015.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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