Following the untimely death of a local man named Inderjeet Singh, who had been employed by Canara Bank's Fazilka branch for the last seven to eight years, a bank manager has been charged with aiding and abetting suicide.
When Seema Rani, Inderjeet's wife and a Gandhi Nagar resident, filed a complaint with the Fazilka City Police, the incident became public knowledge. She claims that after being repeatedly humiliated by the bank manager, her husband committed himself on January 4.
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According to Seema Rani's statement, Inderjeet told her about the alleged harassment. According to reports, he informed her that the manager had been disparaging him in front of other employees for a number of days. She alleged that the constant humiliation pushed him to consume a poisonous substance that ultimately claimed his life.
Acting on the complaint, the police have registered a case against the bank manager under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which pertains to abetment of suicide. SHO Lekh Raj of the City Police Station confirmed that an investigation is underway to determine the exact circumstances leading to Inderjeet’s death.
Inderjeet Singh’s grieving family has called for strict action against the accused manager and demanded justice for their loss. Meanwhile, the police continue to probe the matter to ascertain whether workplace harassment played a role in this tragic incident.
The case underscores the importance of addressing workplace stress and ensuring a supportive and respectful environment to prevent such devastating outcomes.
Employee working in branch facing many issues. This thing is happen due to work pressure. government has to merge all banks under one roof and in single name. So that there may not be any competition among various banks. Otherwise many more suicides in banks are in waiting list.
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DeleteShameful.. bank job has become the worst job
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