A 27-year-old woman, employed as an executive at a private firm in Noida, died by suicide amid allegations of “physical and mental harassment” by her colleagues.
According to her family, the woman, a resident of Ghaziabad, had faced harassment at her workplace for the past five to six months. She worked as a tele-caller for a third-party company contracted by Axis Bank, both situated in the Axis House building in Noida.
Following her death from alleged poisoning on July 12, her brother lodged a complaint at Nandgram police station in Ghaziabad, where an FIR was lodged under section 108 (abetment of suicide) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
The brother stated that a note found in her room indicated she “committed suicide due to harassment by these persons as well as some other staff members,” according to the FIR.
Alleging that his sister ended her life due to physical and mental harassment, he said “these people are responsible for her suicide”.
He also stated that his sister had confided in the family about her ordeal three to four days before her tragic decision.
“My younger sister was working at Axis House, Noida. She had told the family three-four days before committing suicide that the employees working with her were harassing her physically and mentally for the last five-six months,” her brother alleged in the FIR, mentioning names of three colleagues, including a woman.
“Being troubled by the actions of these people, my sister consumed poisonous substance on July 12 at around 4.15 pm, after which we went to MMG Hospital, Ghaziabad and she was treated there,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Ghaziabad Police have launched a probe into the case. “We are examining CCTV footage from the work place of the deceased. We are also questioning her colleagues to ascertain facts of the matter. A detailed probe is underway,” Assistant Commissioner of Police (Nandgram) Ravi Kumar Singh said.
In a statement, Axis Bank said it was “deeply saddened” by the unfortunate incident relating to the executive but clarified that she was not an employee of the bank.
“She was an employee of QUESS Corp limited. From a preliminary review of the incident, we understand that there was a significant disagreement between the executive and another QUESS Corp employee at our Noida Office,” Axis Bank said.
“She was under investigation by QUESS Corp and was issued a show-cause notice on July 10 and disciplinary action was taken by QUESS Corp,” Axis Bank said.
“We are cooperating with the authorities in the investigation into this unfortunate incident. Axis Bank has a zero-tolerance policy for any code of conduct violation,” it added.
(With inputs from PTI)
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