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Footage from a tech show in India shows a tragic incident in which a tech CEO fell to his death during an elaborate, flashy appearance.
Vistex CEO Sinjay Shah and Vistex President Vishwanath Raju Datla took the stage for a corporate party in a yellow iron cage suspended 15 feet above the ground. As they are introduced, the video shows the cage shaking and both men being thrown onto the stage.
Shah, who landed on his head, was killed, while his colleague remains in critical condition, according to the New York Post.
Officials at the venue at Ramoji Film City blamed the fatal mishap on a broken wire holding the cage, but an investigation is ongoing.
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Footage from a tech show in India shows a tragic incident in which tech CEO Sinjay Shah fell to his death during an elaborate, flashy performance. (Vistex)
“Shah and Raju being lowered from the cage to the podium was a planned event to boost the celebrations,” a Vistex official told the Times of India.
Vistex is an Illinois based company. Shah, originally born in India, moved to the United States and earned his MBA from Lehigh University in 1989. Ten years later, in 1999, he founded Vistex, a consulting services company.
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According to the Post, the company's customer list today included companies such as GM, Yamaha and Coca-Cola.
Vistex's customer list included companies such as GM, Yamaha and Coca-Cola, according to the Post. (Photo illustration by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images / Getty Images)
In 2017, Shah donated $5 million to Lehigh University to create the Vistex Institute for Executive Learning and Research.
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“Mr. Shah's generous gift will enhance Lehigh's ability to provide high-quality executive education aimed at strengthening the skills needed by business and industry leaders today,” said Lehigh University President John Simon, at that time. “With this support, Mr. Shah embodies the forward-thinking, impact-driven ethos of Lehigh alumni, using his passion for the university and lifelong education to support future leaders.”