Billionaire inheritance feud spotlights India's messy family succession
Published: 8/10/2025

The sudden death of Indian tycoon Sunjay Kapur has sparked a fierce inheritance battle at Sona Comstar, a $3.6bn automotive giant he inherited from his father. His mother, Rani Kapur, has raised suspicions about his death and contested key appointments at the company. The feud highlights challenges faced by many family-controlled Indian businesses in formalizing succession plans and ownership structures, as seen in other high-profile cases like Mukesh and Anil Ambani's public power struggle.