Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu Warns Of Paragliding As 'Bad Risk', 'Too Accident Prone' After Death In Goa, Himachal's Kullu

(MENAFN- Live Mint) Zoho's Chief Executive Officer Sridhar Vembu said paragliding in Kulu, Himachal Pradesh, is "too accident prone" and one must avoid "bad risks like this". He said his "dear friend" lost his son in a para-gliding accident in Kulu recently.

"Yesterday I had the very sad duty to attend the funeral of Jeyesh Ram, 27-year-old son of my dear friend Cibi Anand and Priya. He lost his life in a para-gliding accident in Kulu, Himachal Pradesh last Friday," Sridhar Vembu posted on X.

Not just Jeyesh, but more than five people died in paragliding accidents in Goa and parts of Himachal Pradesh in the past few days.

A 27-year-old woman tourist and her instructor died after they crashed into a ravine while they were paragliding from a cliff at Keri village in North Goa on Saturday evening. The Goa tourism department clarified on Sunday, January 19, that it had not granted permission for paragliding at Keri plateau.

Before this, two tourists died in two separate paragliding accidents in Kangra and Kullu districts of Himachal Pradesh within a span of 24 hours. The tourists were from Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, police said on Saturday.

Last week, Himachal Pradesh tourism authorities had closed the Naga Bagh paragliding site in Raison, six days after a 32-year-old tourist from Andhra Pradesh died in a flying accident.

Paragliding is too risky: Zoho CEO

Warning young people against experiencing sports like paragliding, Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu said way too many accidents happen with "sickening regulatory."

"Way too many accidents happen with sickening regulatory there and I am deeply saddened Jeyesh became the latest statistic. Much stronger regulatory oversight required here," Vembu said in the post X.

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