Woman bank officer in Noida dies by ‘suicide’; workplace harrasment alleged

The police said that Tyagi, who allegedly consumed poison was rushed to the MMG District Hospital, Ghaziabad, and was later referred to Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital in Delhi where she died during treatment.

Ravi Kumar Singh, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Nandgram, said the CCTV footage has been checked and the statements of her colleagues have been recorded. “We have sent the suicide note to handwriting experts to ascertain whether it was written by her, the reports are expected soon,” the officer said.

The brother of the deceased, Gaurav Tyagi, in his complaint to the police alleged that his younger sister was physically and mentally assaulted by the staff and her colleagues that forced her to kill herself.

Dharam Pal Singh, Station House Officer, Nandgram, told The Indian Express that the case is being investigated on a priority basis.

The police have registered a case at the Nandgram police station on July 14 under Section 108 (abetment of suicide) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

Meanwhile, Axis Bank, in response to the FIR and the allegations, said in a statement, “We are deeply saddened by the unfortunate incident relating to Ms. Shivani Tyagi. We wish to clarify that Ms. Shivani Tyagi was an employee of our service provider QUESS Corp Limited. From a preliminary review of the incident, we understand that there was a significant disagreement between Ms. Shivani Tyagi and another QUESS Corp employee at our Noida Office. We have initiated an investigation into this unfortunate incident. Axis Bank has a zero-tolerance policy for any code of conduct violation at the workplace.”

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