At a glance
•Gopichand Hinduja, Britain’s richest man and chairman of the Hinduja Group, has died in London aged 85, leaving his family describing “a deep hole at the heart of our family.”
•The Hinduja Group, founded by his father and expanded globally by Gopichand and his brothers, spans sectors including energy, finance, media, and manufacturing, employing around 200,000 people worldwide and boasting a family net worth of £35.3 billion.
•Hinduja topped the latest Sunday Times Rich List for the fourth time earlier this year
