Hero MotoCorp founder Brijmohan Lall Munjal dies
Earlier this year, the 92-year-old had retired from the $4-billion company, which is the world's largest two-wheeler manufacturer.
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HeroMotocorp patriarch Brijmohan Lall Munjal died late on Sunday night in New Delhi, after a brief illness. Munjal had retired from active work at the $4-billion group earlier this year, and was its chairman emeritus. Hero MotoCorp is the largest two-wheeler company in the world.
Munjal was conferred the Padma Bhushan in 2005 in recognition of his contribution to the field of trade and industry. He was born in 1923 in Kamalia, now part of Pakistan.
