Another Office Death: Corporate Pressure Cooker?

After the death of a young EY employee in Pune became a national concern, a Lucknow woman has also succumbed to work pressure, dying in the office.

Sadaf Fatima, Deputy Vice President of HDFC Bank’s Vibhutikhand branch, fell off her chair during work hours on a Tuesday. She was immediately rushed to a hospital where the doctors pronounced her dead.

The town’s ACP limited his comments on the matter at the time and said that she died under “suspicious circumstances.” Further adding that the cause of death will be determined after her postmortem report.

Her colleagues, however, talked to Dainik Bhaskar after her tragic demise. They revealed that Fatima was under immense work stress which might’ve contributed to her health complications.

These sudden deaths of employees due to work overload have caught the attention of the government and opposition leaders as well. Samajwadi Party leader, Akhilesh Yadav called this a great loss to the country’s human resources and blamed BJP for the economic crisis that has led to such events.

There haven’t been any remarks from the ruling party on the Lucknow incident. However, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman came under fire when she opined on the death of the young woman in Pune, with many calling her remarks insensitive.