The Harvard Law Review editor who was caught on video participating in a pro-Palestinian mob that surrounded and shouted at a Jewish student was also reportedly involved in a bizarre 2017 car crash at Stanford University that left several students injured, The Post has learned.
Ibrahim Bharmal, 27 — amongst those seen circling and yelling “Shame! Shame!’ on the unidentified Jewish student in a campus incident last month that has drawn outrage from alumni including hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman — was reportedly in a mysterious late-night accident involving a U-Haul truck in Stanford that resulted in five people being injured.
On May 23, 2017, Bharmal, who on the time was a senior on the elite, Palo Alto-based university, was riding in the cab of a U-Haul truck with three other class presidents — and carrying between 14 and 18 Stanford “class cabinet members” in the rear of the van, based on the campus newspaper Stanford Every day.
Based on a redacted report by the California Highway Patrol, the vehicle collided with the overhang at the doorway to Wilbur Field Garage near the college’s campus. The CHP report noted that the U-Haul was a Ford that was attached to a “rear box area … [containing] no seats, seat belts or any form of passenger restraint systems.”
California law requires proper restraint and seating mechanisms in the back of a U-Haul if the rear box is used to move people.
News of the crash was circulated on campus by a web based newsletter, the Fountain Hopper, which cited “tipsters” as alleging that the crash resulted in “no less than five injuries, including a broken nose and no less than one concussion.”
One tipster told the newsletter that several of those involved in the crash were “bleeding” — including one who was “bleeding from the pinnacle.”
One other victim was “semi out of it” while a 3rd was “really out of it,” the tipster told the Fountain Hopper.
The CHP’s redacted report indicated that the motive force of the vehicle, who was not identified, was sober and that weather and road conditions were normal.
Based on the CHP report, there have been 18 people in the rear box in addition to the 4 class presidents in the cab of the Ford — though one among the category presidents denied this to Stanford Every day, claiming there have been 14.
The opposite three class presidents were identified by Stanford Every day as Rachel Morrow, Madilyn Ontiveros and Jack Seaton — all of whom graduated from the university in 2018.
The group had rented the U-Haul for an event at Lake Lagunita, a man-made lake on the Stanford campus, to commemorate the beginning of their term.
A CHP spokesperson referred The Post to the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office for comment. The Post has also sought comment from all 4 class presidents in addition to Stanford.
The category presidents jointly told Stanford Every day that reports that a few of the cabinet members “fled the scene” when officers arrived to analyze weren’t true. The presidents also denied that cabinet members were intoxicated.
“There was no expectation or notion of drinking on the event,” the presidents claimed in their statement to Stanford Every day. “It was common knowledge inside our senior cabinet that [drinking] wouldn’t be appropriate.”
Campus observers were curious as to why not one of the class presidents involved in the incident were disciplined by administrators.
An individual aware of the situation told The Post that Stanford “brushed it under the rug” and “it went completely unpunished.”
Bharmal “had a superb relationship with Stanford admins and the alumni association,” based on the source, who noted that he later received an award from the group for “outstanding service” to the college.
Based on Stanford, Bharmal earned a bachelor’s degree in comparative literature and diplomacy.
He was recognized for his “leadership” and for “bring[ing] his whole self to his life and work whether in the classroom, community service or leading his class.”
“Serving as a category leader, he worked tirelessly to create a robust sense of affinity for his graduating class,” based on a nominator who really helpful him for the 2018 award.
“As a young scholar and supporter of social justice, Ibrahim also has a robust interest in Muslim affairs and refugee studies.”