Melcom owner dead: Bhagwan Ramchand Khubchandani dies at 84
- The founder of Melcom Group of Companies, Bhagwan Ramchand Khubchandani, has died
- He died on Monday, January 25, 2021, at the age of 84
- The story of how he rose to become Ghana’s Greatest Entrepreneur of All Time has been narrated
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The founder and owner of Melcom Group of Companies, Bhagwan Ramchand Khubchandani, has died aged 84.
The sad incident reportedly happened on Monday, January 25, 2021.
Details about the death is sketchy as it has not been revealed what led to the death of the astute businessman.
YEN.com.gh is following up on this development and will inform our cherished readers about the findings.
Before his death, Khubchandani was given the award for Ghana’s Greatest Entrepreneur of All Time at the 2020 Ghana Entrepreneur and Corporate Executive Awards.
He was a very successful businessman being able to grow Melcom into six other companies making it a group of companies.
According to a report seen by YEN.com.gh on Myjoyonline.com, Bhagwan amassed rich experience in business trading in Japan, Hong Kong, Ghana, and Nigeria for over 60 years.
He established his own business, Melcom with a capital of $2,000,000.
He was then joined by his two sons-in-law and turned Melcom into the leading retail giant in Ghana.
Those close to him applaud him for his ideology: “My philosophy has always been to sell more for less.”
Meanwhile, in other news, the funeral of the late former president Jerry John Rawlings is ongoing.
The funeral has witnessed some drama with a 52-year-old woman popping up from nowhere to claim that Rawlings was her father.
Abigail, as reported earlier, spoke passionately about her being the child of the late former president of Ghana.
According to her, her mother is a Togolese who has passed away but told her before her death that Rawlings was her father.
Abigail added that many of former President Rawlings's maternal relatives in their hometown know her and have accepted her into the family.
She has been stopped by security personnel at the funeral grounds from viewing the mortal remains of the late president.
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Source: YEN.com.gh