WorldTel COO dies in car crash

Samir Singh, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of WorldTel, died in Bangalore on Saturday night, when his car crashed into a bus. It may be recalled that Mark Mascarenhas, the man who founded WorldTel, was also killed in a road accident early last year.

WorldTel revolutionised the sports-endorsement industry in India, especially once they became Sachin Tendulkar's agents in 1996. Tendulkar, currently in the United States recovering from hand-surgery, is still represented by them.

WorldTel issued a one-line statement on Monday, saying that they "regretted to announce the untimely demise of Singh." Singh, who worked in England for several years before taking over at WorldTel, was just 31.