Who Is Bharati Shahani? Indian Origin Student Passes Away From Injury At Astroworld Fest
Bharti Shahani is a 22-year-old Indian student of at Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University who has been declared brain dead. This happened after she suffered an injury in the Astroworld Festival crowd surge.
Who Is Bharati Shahani ? She is a 22-year-old Indian student at Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University who has been declared brain dead. This happened after she suffered an injury in the Astroworld Festival crowd surge. At least eight people were killed over the weekend at the festival.
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It all started when a crowd of around 50,000 people began to rush towards the spot where Travis Scott was performing. In a statement, he said that he was completely devastated by the events that took place. He also said that he would pay for the funeral costs of all those who died.
According to a report, Bharti was accompanied by her sister Namrata Shahani and cousin Mohit Bellani. They all had gone to attend the concert together but lost contact with each other as the crowd surged towards the stage. Namrata and Mohit weren't able to located Bharati as their phones were misplaced, as per reports.
Mohit told ABC Houston, “Once one person fell, people started toppling like dominos. It was like a sinkhole. People were falling on top of each other. There were like layers of bodies on the ground, like two people thick. We were fighting to come up to the top and breathe to stay alive.” He added that she had lost oxygen for several minutes and her brain stem got swollen. She was rushed to Houston Methodist Hospital and was given CPR on the way there. She had suffered from multiple heart attacks.
On November 12, the lawyer of Shahani's family announced that the young woman has passed away from the injuries she sustained during the fest. "We want to make sure that the people who decided to put profits over the safety of the lives of children are held responsible," lawyer James Lassiter said during a press conference that was attended by the Shahani family.
It is being reported that the producer of the fest, Live Nation Entertainment Inc and Scott are facing as many as 50 lawsuits, courtesy of the injuries and deaths caused during the tragedy.
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