In yet another tragic incident, a 45-year-old HDFC Bank employee, Sadaf Fatima, reportedly died on Tuesday after falling off a chair at her office in Lucknow. According to sources, she was declared dead upon arrival at a nearby hospital. She died due to stress caused by excessive work pressure, the reports stated.
This marks the third such incident due to work pressure if found true, amidst the uproar over the death of a Pune EY executive and a software engineer who self-electrocuted himself in Chennai.
Lucknow, UP | Additional Deputy VP of HDFC Bank in Vibhutikhand, Sadaf Fatima (45), dies under suspicious circumstances while working. The Panchnama of her body has been filled, and it has been sent for postmortem. The cause of death will be clear after the postmortem:…
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) September 25, 2024
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The victim worked as an additional deputy vice-president in the HDFC bank. She was posted in the Vibuti Khand branch of Gomti Nagar, Lucknow. Her body has been sent for postmortem examination to examine the cause of death.
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Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav has shown grave concern over the increasing tragic incidents due to the high work pressure. He said in a post on X, “The situation of corporate employees has become worse than that of bonded labourers.”
लखनऊ में काम के दबाव और तनाव के कारण एचडीएफ़सी की एक महिलाकर्मी की ऑफिस में ही, कुर्सी से गिरकर, मृत्यु का समाचार बेहद चिंतनीय है।
ऐसे समाचार देश में वर्तमान अर्थव्यवस्था के दबाव के प्रतीक हैं। इस संदर्भ में सभी कंपनियों और सरकारी विभागों तक को गंभीरता से सोचना होगा। ये देश के… pic.twitter.com/Xj49E01MSs
— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) September 24, 2024
Yadav’s sharp comments come after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in a recent statement that youngsters under pressure should avail lessons on stress management.
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