Tech CEO Sanjay Shah dies in a freak accident at
his company's anniversary party in India.
According to CBS affiliate WBBM TV and the Times of
India.
Shaw, a Chicago area tech executive,
was marking the silver jubilee of his software company Vistex
along with company president Raju Datla on January 18th,
her Fox Business and WBBMTV,
both men were inside a suspended cage above the stage
when the chain holding the cage broke on one side.
Causing both men to fall 15 feet.
A police official tells The Times of India at the
time of the accident,
music was being played and Shah and Raju were waving
to their staff while being lowered.
According to ACBS affiliate in India,
700 people were in attendance at the event.
The New York Post reports that Shah died at a
hospital following the terrifying incident while Dadla,
who sustained a severe head injury,
remains in critical condition. Per the outlet.
Officials are now investigating the accident,
which occurred during Vistex Asia's 25th anniversary celebration.
Held over 2 days at the famous Ramoji film,
City, e-news has reached out to Vistex for comment and
has yet to hear back.
In a 2021 YouTube video,
Shaw introduced viewers to his company.
Welcome to Vistex. I'm Sanjay Shah,
Founder and CEO. For the past 22 years,
we have helped the world's leading companies take their products
and services to the marketplace.
In the process, we have helped them drive.
Significant top line. And bottom line growth at Vistax,
we take great pride in not just providing world class
products and services,
but also being active participants and contributors to the communities
that will live and work in.
Shah was 56 years old.