Tech CEO Sanjay Shah Dies in Freak Accident at Company Event _ E! News

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00:00 Tech CEO Sanjay Shah dies in a freak accident at his company's anniversary party in India.

00:06 According to CBS affiliate WBBM-TV and The Times of India,

00:11 Shah, a Chicago-area tech executive, was marking the silver jubilee of his software company Vistex,

00:17 along with company president Raju Dhatla, on January 18.

00:22 Per Fox Business and WBBM-TV, both men were inside a suspended cage above the stage

00:28 when the chain holding the cage broke on one side, causing both men to fall 15 feet.

00:34 A police official tells The Times of India,

00:36 "At the time of the accident, music was being played,

00:39 and Shah and Raju were waving to their staff while being lowered."

00:43 According to a CBS affiliate in India, 700 people were in attendance at the event.

00:49 The New York Post reports that Shah died at a hospital following the terrifying incident,

00:53 while Dhatla, who sustained a severe head injury, remains in critical condition.

00:58 Per the outlet, officials are now investigating the accident,

01:01 which occurred during Vistex Asia's 25th anniversary celebration,

01:05 being held over two days at the famous Ramoji Film City.

01:09 E! News has reached out to Vistex for comment and has yet to hear back.

01:13 In a 2021 YouTube video, Shah introduced viewers to his company.

01:17 Welcome to Vistex. I'm Sanjay Shah, founder and CEO.

01:23 For the past 22 years, we have helped the world's leading companies

01:28 take their products and services to the marketplace.

01:33 In the process, we have helped them drive significant top-line and bottom-line growth.

01:40 At Vistex, we take great pride in not just providing world-class products and services,

01:49 but also being active participants and contributors to the communities that we live and work in.

01:58 Shah was 56 years old.

02:05 (upbeat music)