Lucknow: HDFC Bank employee dies at work; colleagues blame stress
What's the story
An HDFC Bank employee in Lucknow, Sadaf Fatima, died after falling off her chair while working in the office on Tuesday.
Fatima's colleagues told Dainik Bhaskar that she was under significant work pressure.
She was declared dead upon arrival at the hospital.
Fatima was serving as the Additional Deputy Vice-President at HDFC Bank's Vibuti Khand branch in Gomtinagar.
Stress concerns
Fatima's death sparks concerns over workplace stress
Officials stated that an inquiry into her death has begun, and more information would be available after receiving the post-mortem report.
The incident comes close on the heels of another case where a Pune-based Ernst & Young employee, Anna Sebastian Perayil, died due to alleged work pressure.
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav expressed his concern, calling it "a symbol of the current economic pressure in the country."
He urged all companies and government departments to seriously consider this issue.
Overwork culture
EY employee's death due to 'glorification of overwork'
Perayil, who worked at EY India for four months as part of the Audit team at SR Batliboi, a member firm of EY Global, in Pune, died on September 15.
Her mother claimed that her daughter's death was due to the "glorification of overwork."
She alleged that Perayil was burdened with "backbreaking work" as a newcomer and often returned to her PG accommodation completely exhausted.