Pune police have registered a case of alleged abetment to suicide against three individuals, including two employees of an IT firm, following the death of a 48-year-old staff member, an official confirmed on Friday.
According to news agency PTI, the case was filed at the Bhosari police station in Pimpri-Chinchwad city after a complaint was lodged by the deceased employee's son, police said.
The victim, who worked at the IT company's Hinjawadi office, allegedly died by suicide by hanging himself at his residence in Bhosari on June 2.
In his purported suicide note, the victim named a friend, accusing him of sending defamatory emails about him to the company. The note also identified two female colleagues, alleging that they repeatedly humiliated him in front of other employees, denied him favorable work assignments, and assigned projects outside his area of expertise, PTI reported.
The note further alleged that the two women reprimanded him over his performance, asked him to quit his job in front of colleagues, and threatened to provide adverse feedback.
Police stated that a case has been registered under Section 108 (abetment of suicide) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. "We have registered a case under section 108 and are conducting further investigation. No arrest has been made so far," a police official said.
The IT firm issued a statement saying it had taken note of the allegations against its employees and was verifying the facts. "The wellbeing of our employees is of utmost importance to us, and we are extending all support to the bereaved family. We have also taken note of the allegations against the two employees and are ascertaining the facts," the statement read.
The company affirmed its commitment to "fostering a workplace that is respectful, supportive, and inclusive for all our employees."
Meanwhile, Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES), an association of IT workers, has written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, seeking an inquiry into the matter.
