Indian businessman famed for $240,000 gold shirt 'beaten to death'

[Liberal_in_LA]

An Indian businessman who made headlines in 2013 for purchasing a shirt made entirely of gold has been beaten to death in western India, according to a report on Friday.

Datta Phuge gained fame when he ordered a customised gold shirt worth 12.7 million rupees, around $240,000 at the time.

It was made up of 14,000 pieces of 22-carat gold, weighed 3.32 kilogrammes (7.3 pounds) and was put together by 15 craftsmen over 16 days.


The purpose of the gold shirt was to attract women


The hefty garment earned Phuge – a money lender from Pune in Maharashtra state – the moniker “gold man”, a title he cherished.

Police said Phuge, believed to be in his mid-40s, was attacked and killed by 12 assailants brandishing stones and sharp weapons on Thursday night after one of the suspects had invited him for a party, according to the Press Trust of India news agency.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/16/indian-businessman-famed-for-240000-gold-shirt-beaten-to-death

Phuge’s 22-year-old son witnessed his father being murdered and had been spared by the alleged killers, he added, saying police suspected the motive could have been a dispute over a money transaction. Four suspects have been detained.

[Sam_Fields]

1. Krama always gets you in the end.

[pinboy3niner]

3. I think I read that in the Krama Sutra

[msanthrope]

9. Page 69? nt

[Dr. Strange]

15. Yes he does.

[Enrique]

2. i like that it has a pocket

so the shirt is not just stylish, but practical.

[Rex]

4. Not to make light of the situation, but couldn't they have just pushed him over?

He looks like a neck injury just waiting to fall down.

[LeftyMom]

5. The flatfront Dockers really make that outfit.

[onethatcares]

6. have you ever

tried to get the wrinkles out of your best gold shirt?

Let me tell you, it ain't easy.

[Warren DeMontague]

7. I dont know, but I been told, it's hard to run with a weight of gold

Other hand, I've heard it said
It's just as hard with a weight of lead...

[krispos42]

8. Looks like Mr. T's new clothing line

[bdwker]

10. I saw that on amazon.

[EL34x4]

11. "the motive could have been a dispute over a money transaction"

Ya think?

I'm guessing the money lender who makes enough profit to buy gold clothing is not the most well-liked member of the community.

[Dreamer Tatum]

12. Boy, it sure is funny he was beaten to death!

[trumad]

13. Yeah---man beaten to death stuff...

Not very funny stuff.

[DawgHouse]

14. 12 assailants! He was attacked by a mob.

Very sad.