| Photo Credit: APmore-inA 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. Nikhil Bhatia, a PhD student at the Texas A&M University, was rescued from the Lake Bryan, where he along with Shalini Singh had gone swimming, last Saturday. Bhatia, originally from Jaipur, along with Singh, 25, from New Delhi, was admitted to a hospital in a critical condition. According to the consulate office, Bhatia’s mother Suman Bhatia will be leaving for India on September 4 and will carry his ashes with her. Bhatia, originally from Jaipur, had completed his schooling from Jaipur and did his engineering in Vellore.

Source: The Hindu September 02, 2017 05:39 UTC