IT firm Accenture was targetted on social media after the demise by suicide of a 34-year-old software program engineer in Bengaluru, who left behind a 40-page observe alleging psychological harassment and extortion by his spouse.
The techie’s demise has sparked widespread outrage on social media after a video he made detailing his harrowing story went viral.(Representational)
The techie’s demise has sparked widespread outrage on social media after a video he made detailing his harrowing story went viral on social media. Many customers alleged that the techie’s spouse labored at Accenture and demanded the MNC hearth her for allegedly driving the 34-year-old to die by suicide.
They shared screengrabs from the spouse’s purported LinkedIn profile, alleging that she labored as an analyst on the firm. Offended customers bombarded Accenture’s X account demanding strict motion in opposition to the techie’s spouse.
HT.com has reached out to Accenture for a press release. This report will likely be up to date after they reply.
A sufferer of extortion
The techie, a local of Uttar Pradesh, had claimed that he confronted extortion by his spouse and her household. Police have filed a case in opposition to the spouse, her mom, brother and uncle, who have been allegedly demanding 3 crore to settle authorized disputes filed.
“We have booked them under Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) section 108 (abetment of suicide) and launched an investigation,” Marathahalli police inspector Anil Kumar mentioned earlier in the present day.
The techie’s viral suicide observe was shared with the Save Indian Household Basis earlier than he died. Within the video, he recounted his emotional and monetary struggles.
Confronted 40 instances by spouse
The couple married in 2019 after assembly on a matrimonial web site however their marriage turned rocky in 2021. The 34-year-old alleged that his spouse left their Bengaluru house with their son however quickly after her household allegedly started demanding massive sums of cash.
When he refused to pay them, she filed a collection of instances in opposition to him accusing him and his household of attempting to homicide her. She additionally alleged harassment over dowry and sexual misconduct.
In his closing observe, the techie appealed for justice for his household and requested {that a} reward he purchased for his love for his four-year-old son be delivered to him after his demise, police mentioned.
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The police added that the person confronted over 40 courtroom notices in a single 12 months, forcing him to maintain travelling between Bengaluru and Uttar Pradesh.