In the man’s quest for happiness, even after conquering peak after peaks of success there is some emptiness which one finds it difficult to fill. One cannot comprehend what could be the reason for suicide. Some people are so successful and resourceful even then they are driven towards Suicide. One such example is VG Siddhartha the founder of Café Coffee Day. This mystery raises many questions in our minds which are well answered by Astrology.

On the evening of 29 July 2019, he told his driver to stop as they approached the bridge over the Nethravati River in Ullal, Mangalore. He directed the driver to wait for him at the other end of the bridge giving an impression that he wanted to take a stroll. The driver reported to the police that he did not show up even after an hour; which led to a search of the area for him. The Indian Coast Guard and National Disaster Response Force eventually joined a search. A letter, apparently written by Siddhartha and addressed to his company board, shareholders, and family, surfaced a few hours after he went missing. This letter detailed the unbearable pressure he was subjected to over the years and the harassment he faced from the creditors of his company. His body was found at the Hoige Bazaar beach on 31 July around 6:30 am by local fishermen who informed the police. His body was cremated at Chethanahalli coffee estate owned by his family in Chikkamagalur district on 31 July 2019. A police investigation into his death, reported suicide by drowning as the cause.

VG Siddhartha was born on 23^rd August 1959 at Thanoodi, Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka. His time of birth is not available; hence I analysed all 12-birth charts with all the possible 12 signs as Lagna and found Libra as the appropriate ascendant. Above chart is with birth time as 11am.

Lagna or the ascendant or the first house represents the material body or self and 8^th house represents the longevity or life of any native. In the above case the lord of both ascendant (Libra) and 8^th House (Taurus) is Venus. Also, life of any native is seen from 1^st, 3^rd and 8^th house.  12^th 2^nd and 7^th houses are 12^th from 1^st, 3^rd and 8^th houses. Hence 12^th, 2^nd and 7^th houses represent loss of life and are termed as Marak houses. In the above case, 2^nd and 7^th house (Marak Houses) have sign Scorpio and Aries both owned by Mars.

In the above birth chart, as we can note Libra ascendant is a movable sign and hence lord of 11^th House is the Badhak planet. In the 11^th house the sign is Leo, thus Sun becomes Badhak planet.

In the birth chart Sun is at 6⁰ and 3 minutes, Venus is at 19⁰ and 53 minutes & Mars is at 27⁰ and 54 minutes in the sign of Leo. Thus, we observe that Lord of Lagna as well as Lord of 8^th House Venus is hemmed between Marak Planet Mars and Badhak Planet Sun.

Mars which is Markesh aspects Jupiter which is the lord of 3^rd house representing longevity.

Jupiter for all Libra ascendants plays a negative role, in the above chart Jupiter is placed in second house not making any relationship with the 11^th house, hence this gave him life till 59 years of age.

Moon in the above chart is placed in 7^th house, fifth from Saturn. This causes Vish Yoga which leads to depression, worries and even suicides at times.

Now, one may ask why death by water? Venus itself is a watery planet under the impact of Saturn (Remember planets in 3^rd 7^th and 11^th house are considered to be in union as per Naadi astrology). Saturn is owning the 4^th house which represents water. Sun is representing Air (3^rd 7^th and 11^th house represent air element) and Mars represents both earth & air element as it owns 2^nd and 7^th house. So, although water is one of the cause but death due to head injury with a rock is also a possibility.

Now, let us prepare the death chart of 29 July 2019, Ullal Mangalore. Time is taken as 6pm as it was evening. Now, the death chart with these details is drawn below:

As we can see even in transit in above chart Venus is again under the malefic effect of Mars and Sun. In the above chart Mercury is at 0⁰ and 9 minutes, Venus is at 7⁰ and 38 minutes, Sun is at 11⁰ and 59 minutes & Mars is at 23⁰ and 22 minutes in the sign of Cancer. Additionally, Mercury (owner of 12^th house -a Marak) house is also impacting Venus. Jupiter which is super malefic in Libra ascendant is also impacting Venus from 12^th house. Cancer is a watery sign and 8^th house also represents water. Thus, the connection of water as a cause of death.