Rajan Pillai

Rajan Pillai
Born1947
Kerala, India
Died7 July 1995
New Delhi, India
OccupationBusinessman
SpouseNeena Pillai
RelativesK. Ravindranathan Nair[1]
Criminal chargeBreach of trust and fraud

Rajan Pillai (1947 – 7 July 1995) was an Indian businessman from Kerala, popularly known as the Biscuit Baron. He was to be sentenced to a possible 14-year imprisonment on 23 counts of breach of trust and one of cheating-by the Singapore courts, but died in custody four days after his arrest, largely because he was denied medical treatment while in custody;[2] the subsequent investigations led to jail reforms.

  1. ^ https://kochipost.com/2020/05/31/the-life-and-death-of-biscuit-king-rajan-pillai/ [bare URL]
  2. ^ "Denied medical attention, former biscuit baron Rajan Pillai dies in judicial custody in Delhi". India Today. 31 July 1995. Retrieved 14 July 2021.