Indian student cremated in Texas, friend remains critical

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Indian student cremated in Texas, friend remains critical

Published : Sep 3, 2017, 12:16 pm IST
Updated : Sep 3, 2017, 12:16 pm IST

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Houston: A 24-year-old Indian student who died after he was rescued from a swollen lake in the hurricane-hit US state of Texas, has been cremated here. Nikhil Bhatia, a PhD student at the Texas A&M University, was rescued from the Lake Bryan, where he along with another Indian woman student Shalini Singh had gone swimming, last Saturday.

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According to their friends and some witnesses, the two were swimming in the lake when a sudden current of water pushed them deeper.

Bhatia, from Jaipur, along with Singh, 25, from New Delhi, was admitted to a hospital in a critical condition.

Bhatia died on Wednesday while Singh continues to be in a critical condition, according to officials at the Indian Consulate here.

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Funeral of Bhatia took place yesterday in the presence of his mother and close friends.

According to the consulate office, Bhatia’s mother Suman Bhatia will returning to India on September 4 and will carry his ashes with her. — PTI

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