Indian-origin student among 9 killed in Travis Scott's concert tragedy

A 22yearold Indianorigin student has succumbed to her injuries sustained during the deadly crowd surge at rapper Travis Scotts Astroworld Festival here taking the death toll in the tragedy to 9 her family has saidBharati Shahani who was about to graduate from Texas AampM University in the spring died on Wednesday night November 10 after suffering a severe brain injury in the tragedy on November 5 She was on a ventilator according to her family A stampede of fans during rap star Scotts Astroworld Festival on Friday night killed nine people between the ages of 14 and 27 and injured scores An investigation continues into the tragedyBhartis heartbroken family on Thursday confirmed she has been declared dead from injuries she suffered during the chaos at the Astroworld Festival She was like an angel to us Bhartis father Sunny said as his wife and other family members sobbed and held hands behind him Bharti is love said mother Karishma who was overcome by griefAlways thinking about everybody iquest friends parents family her dog Blue They say Bharti was the backbone of the family the light of their lives who was a gift from God She was everything to me Bhartis younger sister Namrata said We did everything together she was like a second mother to meThe young Aggie was a firstgeneration American of Indian origin and a good student who would have graduated soon with a computer science degree She also helped with the family business and took care of her sisters An Aggie is a student at Texas AampM University Bharti had never been to a concert before rarely did anything for herself her mom said but she decided to go see Travis Scott with Namrata and a cousinShe was looking forward to it she had her outfits planned she tried everything on she showed me Namrata said The sisters were holding hands and enjoying the music but they got separated during the crowd surge Texas AampM officials released a statement offering their condolences to Bhartis familyThe Aggie family is deeply saddened to learn of Bhartis death Our deepest condolences go out to her family and friends We encourage our campus community to be kind and patient with themselves and others as everyone experiences grief in different ways We also encourage anyone struggling to lean on their peers and professionals who are here to listen and helpPeople at the concert described the crowd of about 50000 as packed and dangerous before the concert even started We were drowning We were drowning We were dying We were screaming for help screaming for the concert to stop crying yelling No one listened No one cared her cousin Mohit Bellani saidBharti her sister Namrata Shahani and Bellani went to the Travis Scott concert together but lost contact with each other and lost their cellphones when the crowd surged Once one person fell people started toppling like dominosiquest Bellani said on the local channel It was like a sinkhole People were falling on top of each other There were layers of bodies on the ground like two people thick We were fighting to come up to the top and to breathe and stay aliveShe was a sister a daughter a highachieving college student about to graduate from Texas AampM University with high high grades family James Lassiter saidBhartis family had set up a GoFundMe to cover high medical expenses at the ICU with over USD 79184 raised as of now Another South Asian Danish Baig 27 was killed during the crowd rush while trying to save his fiancee his brother was quoted as saying by local media PakistaniAmerican Danish from Euless Texas fell during the chaos and was trampled by concertgoers while trying to protect Olivia SwingleTravis Scott and his team and everyone associated in the event should and will be held responsible He didnt stop the show even with people chanting and to stop the show He allowed it This was a bloodbath and all of it is on his hands his brother said Texas Gov Greg Abbott on Wednesday announced the formation of a concert safety task force that will convene members including music industry representatives law enforcement and state agencies to issue recommendations on how to keep concerts safeLive music is a source of joy entertainment and community for so many Texans and the last thing concertgoers should have to worry about is their safety and security Abbott said in a statement Scott and event organisers have come under intense scrutiny for how they handled a crowd surge that injured hundredsIm absolutely devastated by what took place last night the rapper said in a statement the day after the incident iquestMy prayers go out to the families and all those impacted by what happened at the Astroworld FestivalAlso Read Astroworld tragedy Travis Scott promises full refund backs out of Vegas showThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to 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