Sanjay Gupta (businessman)
{{short description|Indian businessman and civil servant (born 1963)}}
{{Other uses|Sanjay Gupta (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Sanjay Gupta
| birth_name = Sanjay Raghunathprasad Gupta
| birth_date = 1963
| birth_place = Patna Bihar, India
| death_date = {{death year and age|2021|1963}}
| occupation = Promoter of Neesa Group{{cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/group-promoted-by-metro-chief-to-launch-english-news-channel/1154696/ |title=Promoter of Neesa Group.'|work=Indian Express|date=13 August 2013}}
| alt = Sanjay Gupta
| website = {{URL|sanjayrgupta.com}}
}}
Sanjay Raghunathprasad Gupta (1963–2021) was an Indian businessman and civil servant. He was chairman and founder of Neesa Group of companies.
Career
Sanjay Gupta is a civil engineer from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee and a diploma holder in finance from Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI University) and an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer working with the government of Gujarat for 17 years (1985 to 2002) in various departments at top level positions. {{citation needed|date=August 2017}}
=Government=
Sanjay Gupta joined IAS{{cite web|url=http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/3/201308312013083102080678ffb0695d/Modi%E2%80%99s-Metro-man-Sanjay-Gupta-quits.html |title=Sanjay Gupta joined IAS |work=Ahmedabad Mirror}} at the age of 22 and started his career as Civil servant in Gujarat State.
Since then he has held top level positions in various departments of government{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/my-dream-is-to-raise-1-billion-for-life-fund-sanjay-gupta-113090500848_1.html |title=Departments of Government |work=Business Standard}} of Gujarat.
Later, he was managing director of Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation between 1997 and 2002.{{cite web|url=http://www.babusofindia.com/2013/09/ex-ias-sanjay-gupta-launches-pe-fund-to.html |title=Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation.'|work=Babus of India|date=5 September 2013}} While there, he helped set up a 160MW gas-based power plant, promoted the largest distributor of internet bandwidth in Gujarat, and launched a fuel consultancy business.{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/gujarat-s-metro-man-set-to-start-a-news-channel/1005195/ |title=Gujarat's metro man set to start a news channel |date=20 September 2012 |work=Indian Express }}
=Private sector=
He worked as chief executive officer for Adani Group from 2002 to 2005.{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Its-destination-Cambay-for-ex-babu-Sanjay-Gupta/articleshow/7624368.cms |title=It's destination Cambay for ex-babu Sanjay Gupta|work=Times of India|date=4 Mar 2011|access-date=24 August 2014}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.iamwire.com/2013/09/bureaucrat-sanjay-gupta-launch-pe-fund-plans-raise-usd-1-billion-5-years/|title=Former bureaucrat Sanjay Gupta to launch PE fund, plans to raise USD 1 billion in next 5 years|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-09-12}} In April 2011, he was appointed as executive chairman of the Rs 12,000-crore Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad project,{{cite news|url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/ahmedabad/cover-story/modis-metro-man-sanjay-gupta-quits/articleshow/35836904.cms |title=Modi's Metro man Sanjay Gupta quits | date=31 August 2013 | newspaper=Ahmedabad Mirror | access-date=11 October 2019 }} but resigned suddenly in August 2013.{{cite web|url=http://epaper.dnaindia.com/story.aspx?id=31934&boxid=236147&ed_date=2013-08-31&ed_code=1310005&ed_page=3 |title=Ex-IAS officer Sanjay Gupta resigns as MEGA chairman |work=Epaper Dnaindia|date=31 Aug 2013 |access-date=27 August 2017}}
Gupta announced plans in 2012 to launch a national news channel based in Gujarat.
2015 arrest
In May 2015, Gupta and several others were arrested for their alleged involvement in a Rs 113 crore fraud in the Metro-Link project.{{cite web | author=Sports | title=Ahmedabad metro: Top officer held for 'fraud' | website=The Indian Express | date=15 May 2015 | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/ahmedabad-metro-top-officer-held-for-fraud/ | access-date=27 August 2017}}{{cite web | author=TNN | title=Executive chairman of Metrolink Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad seeks ban on media coverage | website=The Times of India | date=20 May 2015| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Executive-chairman-of-Metrolink-Express-for-Gandhinagar-and-Ahmedabad-seeks-ban-on-media-coverage/articleshow/47350144.cms | access-date=27 August 2017}} He was released on bail for health reasons in December 2015.{{cite news | author=India | title=Former IAS officer involved in Ahmedabad metro scam released on bail | work=The Indian Express | date=8 December 2015 | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/former-ias-officer-involved-in-ahmedabad-metro-scam-released-on-bail/ | access-date=27 August 2017}}{{cite news |title=Metro rail scam: Ex-IAS officer Sanjay Gupta gets bail | work=The Times of India | date=5 April 2016 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Metro-rail-scam-Ex-IAS-officer-Sanjay-Gupta-gets-bail/articleshow/51701654.cms | access-date=27 August 2017}}