Luxury heir, who promised Rs 10,000 crore to gardener, says money has ‘vanished’
Paris: French billionaire Nicolas Puech, who is a descendent of the fashion giant Thierry Hermes, has made headlines by claiming that half of his wealth, which he had promised to leave to his former gardener last year, has suddenly disappeared.
The 81-year-old had also made headlines in 2023 after he revealed his plan to adopt his former gardener and handyman, intending to give him a significant portion of his wealth, but Puech has now stated in court that up to 6 million of his shares, valued at approximately $13 billion (Rs 10,000 crore), have vanished. Also, reports have stated that the fifth-generation heir to the fashion company has blamed his financial manager, who worked with him for over two decades, for the loss of shares.
A Swiss court, however, has rejected his suit on grounds of the allegations lacking clarity and also being insufficiently backed up, explaining that Puech had no evidence for his claim of a ‘gigantic fraud’ by his former wealth manager.
Puech, who is single and has no children, is one of the heirs to the French luxury design house. Several reports suggest that feuds with family members might have influenced Puech’s unconventional choice of heir – his 51-year-old former gardener from Morocco, who is married to a Spanish woman and has two children.
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Rape accused's mother murdered by victim's brother in MP's Shivpuri
Shivpuri (PTI): The 60-year-old mother of a rape accused was killed allegedly by the victim's brother in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district, a police official said on Saturday.
The incident took place on Friday, Rannod police station house officer (SHO) Arvind Chauhan said.
"An anganwadi worker returning from a hospital was offered a lift by one Inder Gurjar, who took her to a secluded spot and raped her. She called up her brothers to narrate the ordeal. One brother of the victim along with two associates went to Gurjar's house and assaulted him. When Gurjar's mother Sirkunwarbai (60) intervened, she was attacked with a sharp weapon. She died on the spot," he said.
Based on a complaint filed by the deceased woman's daughter-in-law, three persons were booked for murder. One of them was held on Saturday, the official added.
A separate case has also been registered against Gurjar for rape, he said.
Police personnel have been deployed in the area in view of tension following the incident, the official added.
