27-yr-old Ghaziabad woman ends life citing workplace harassment at Axis House

Workplace mental harassment: A 27-year-old executive at a private firm has died by suicide, allegedly due to physical and mental harassment by her colleagues, prompting the Ghaziabad police to launch an investigation, officials said on Wednesday.

The woman, who lived in Ghaziabad and worked at a firm in Noida, had allegedly been harassed for the past five to six months, according to her family.

On July 12, the woman reportedly consumed poison, leading her brother to file a First Information Report (FIR) at the Nandgram police station in Ghaziabad. The FIR, lodged under section 108 (abetment of suicide) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), states that a note was found in her room, in which she mentioned the harassment by certain individuals and other staff members.

Her brother alleged that the harassment by these colleagues led to her death. He claimed she had shared her ordeal with the family a few days before the incident.

"My younger sister, who worked at Axis House, Noida, informed the family about the physical and mental harassment she was facing from her colleagues over the past five to six months," he stated in the FIR, naming three colleagues, including a woman.

"Distressed by their actions, my sister consumed poison on July 12 at around 4.15 pm. We immediately took her to MMG Hospital, Ghaziabad, where she received treatment," he added. Due to her critical condition, she was later referred to GTB Hospital in Delhi, but she passed away during treatment the same evening.

The Ghaziabad Police have initiated a probe into the case. "We are reviewing CCTV footage from the deceased’s workplace and questioning her colleagues to ascertain the facts. A detailed investigation is underway," Assistant Commissioner of Police (Nandgram) Ravi Kumar Singh told PTI.

(With PTI inputs)