The final moments of an American technology boss who plunged five meters to his death during his company’s anniversary party have been captured on film.
Sanjay Shah, CEO of Illinois-based revenue management company Vistex, fell on stage during a performance after a cable holding up an iron cage in which he was performing broke.
The freak accident took place at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad, India on Thursday during a silver jubilee celebration of Vistex Asia.
Harrowing video shows Shah together with his colleague Raju Datla in the metal cage.
A voice implores the audience to join hands as fireworks shoot from the stage.
Video footage captured the last moments of Vistex CEO Sanjay Shah before he fell five meters to his death during a company event
Shah, 56, fell from a metal cage hanging above a stage on Thursday when the cable supporting the stage broke
The CEO performed the stunt at an event at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad, India, as part of the company’s 25th anniversary celebrations
But suddenly the cable breaks and the structure collapses, causing the men to fall to the ground.
Both men were rushed to hospital, where Shah succumbed to his injuries. Datla is still in a serious condition, the Sun reports.
“The lowering of Shah and Raju from the cage onto the stage was a planned event to kick off the celebrations,” a company official said. The times of India.
‘Suddenly one of the two wires attached to the cage broke. Both fell more than 15 feet and landed on the concrete podium. This caused multiple injuries,” police said.”
A case has now been registered against the event management authorities, police added.
Vistex was founded by Shah in 1999 and today has twenty global offices and more than 2,000 employees. It counts brands such as GM, Barilla and Bayer among its customer base.
The staff had been provided accommodation at Ramoji Film City ahead of the two-day 25th anniversary celebrations.
Shah, 56, was originally from Mumbai and moved to the US at the age of 17. He received his MBA degree from Lehigh University in Pennsylvania at the age of 21.
Vistex president Raju Datla was also injured in the fall and remains in hospital in serious condition
He then donated $5 million in 2017 to establish the Vistex Institute for Executive Education at the school.
Shah was a philanthropist who founded the Vistex Foundation, which provides funding to nonprofits focused on healthcare, education and basic needs. He leaves behind a wife and two daughters.
Datla, the company’s president, has been with Vistex since 2000.
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