{"id":2450009,"date":"2025-06-20T18:08:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T22:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/billionaire-dead-at-53-after-polo-match-ive-swallowed-something\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T18:08:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T22:08:41","slug":"billionaire-dead-at-53-after-polo-match-ive-swallowed-something","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/billionaire-dead-at-53-after-polo-match-ive-swallowed-something\/","title":{"rendered":"Billionaire Dead at 53 After Polo Match: &#8216;I&#8217;ve Swallowed Something&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbillionaire-dead-at-53-after-polo-match-ive-swallowed-something%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2450009&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Sunjay Kapur, a billionaire industrialist and chairman of the global automotive company sona Comstar, tragically passed away at age 53 due to complications from swallowing a bee during a polo match in Windsor, England. This incident occurred on June 12, 2025, and resulted in anaphylactic shock and a heart attack. His funeral took place a week later in New Delhi,attended by family,friends,and notable figures,including his ex-wife Karisma Kapoor and her husband Saif Ali Khan.<\/p>\n<p>Kapur was an avid polo player, known for competing across the UK and maintaining a close relationship with the royal family. Just hours before his death, he expressed condolences on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> regarding a deadly crash involving Air india Flight 171. His company released a statement mourning his loss, highlighting his leadership and vision. Kapur was reported to have a net worth of $1.2 billion, and he remains remembered as a beloved figure within the polo community and the business world.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The family of billionaire Sunjay Kapur cremated his remains Thursday, a week after he died from a bee sting during a polo match in Windsor, England.<\/p>\n<p>The funeral ceremony was held at the Lodhi Road Cremation Ground in New Delhi, India, according to the Indian media company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/entertainment\/sunjay-kapur-funeral-karisma-children-kareena-saif-pay-last-respects-to-the-businessman-8709499\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NDTV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Footage showed family and friends mourning the Indian industrialist.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">VIDEO | Delhi: Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan attend the funeral of industrialist Sunjay Kapur, the ex-husband of Karisma Kapoor.<\/p>\n<p>Kapur, the Chairman of auto components firm Sona Comstar, reportedly suffered a heart attack while he was in the middle of a polo match on&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F0HY4dD48B\">pic.twitter.com\/F0HY4dD48B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PTI_News\/status\/1935677308796613100?\">June 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Kapur, the 53-year-old chairman of the global automotive company Sona Comstar, collapsed at the Guards Polo Club on June 12, according to the U.K.&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-14809301\/Billionaire-friend-Prince-William-dies-swallowing-bee-polo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kapur collapsed on the field after saying, &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve swallowed something,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/life-style\/health-fitness\/health-news\/sunjay-kapur-passes-away-after-reportedly-swallowing-a-bee-what-to-do-if-caught-in-such-a-situation\/articleshow\/121902556.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to<\/a> the Times of India.<\/p>\n<p>The &ldquo;something&rdquo; turned out to be a bee. He reportedly went into anaphylactic shock and suffered a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/marijuana-usage-dramatically-increases-chance-heart-attack-stroke-young-healthy-people-2-devastating-studies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">heart attack<\/a> as a result of the incident.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A very sad morning to all horse fraternity.A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-skips-fact-checking-to-run-with-nurses-unverified-story-about-covid-patients-last-dying-words\/\" title=\"CNN Skips Fact-Checking To Run With Nurse&#039;s Unverified Story About COVID Patients &#039;Last Dying Words&#039;\">great man<\/a> ,A <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >great polo player<\/a>,horse lover and very kind heart man Sunjay Kapur has died at the age of 53 in England. He reportedly suffered a heart attack after swallowing a bee during a polomatch. RIP <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/sanjaykapoor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#sanjaykapoor<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/polo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#polo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ih1cagIyki\">pic.twitter.com\/Ih1cagIyki<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ajit Nandal &#128014;Indian Cowboy (@AjitNandal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AjitNandal\/status\/1933361777854824502?\">June 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sona Comstar issued a statement after his death.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are deeply saddened by the sudden demise of our Chairman, Mr Sunjay Kapur,&rdquo; the statement read, according to the Mail. &ldquo;He was a visionary leader whose passion, insight and dedication shaped the identity and success of our company.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hours before his own demise, Kapur had posted a statement about the deadly June 12 crash of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/days-deadly-crash-killed-241-air-india-pilot-turns-flight-around-noticing-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Air India Flight 171<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Terrible news of the tragic Air India crash in Ahmedabad. My thoughts and prayers are with all the families affected. May they find strength in this difficult hour,&rdquo; Kapur wrote June 12, on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Terrible news of the tragic Air India crash in Ahmedabad. My thoughts and prayers are with all the families affected. May they find strength in this difficult hour. &#128591; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/planecrash?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#planecrash<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sunjay Kapur (@sunjaykapur) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sunjaykapur\/status\/1933127523648307353?\">June 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kapur had a net worth of $1.2 billion, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/sunjay-kapur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to Forbes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>An avid polo player, he would often compete in matches across the United Kingdom, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/06\/13\/world-news\/prince-williams-billionaire-pal-sunjay-kapur-dead-at-53-after-swallowing-bee-during-polo-match\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The royal family, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cold-reunion-prince-harry-prince-william-kept-distance-funeral-royal-rift-continues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">William, Prince of Wales<\/a>, would sometimes invite him to play in exclusive matches.<\/p>\n<p>Kapur died during the semi-finals of the Cartier Queen&rsquo;s Cup, in which his Aureus team played against the Sujan Indian Tigers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The club sends its deepest condolences to his widow, Priya Sachdev, his children, the wider Kapur family and his Aureus team-mates,&rdquo; a statement from the Guards Polo Club read, according to the Mail.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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