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An IT firm executive, who was suspended temporarily over allegations of sexual harassment at workplace, was found dead at his home in Noida, with police registering a case against some of the company's employees, including two women who had complained against him, for suicide abetment, officials said Thursday, 20 August.
Raj, an assistant vice-president in Genpact, had been barred by the company from taking any official work pending an inquiry of an internal complaints committee into the allegations of sexual harassment against him by two employees recently, police said.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Gautam Buddh Nagar said when police were informed, they reached the house and sent the body for post-mortem.
In the purported suicide note, Raj refuted the allegations as "baseless" and said he did not "have the courage to face anyone" because people would "look at me with that eye even if I come clean".
"Hence, I don't have the courage to face everyone. I want you to be strong and live your life with whole respect, as your husband has not done anything. I am going as everyone will look at me with that eye even if I come clean (sic)," it read.
He had joined the company in 2007 and was promoted to the senior post recently, police said, adding that he had got married two years ago.
Meanwhile, Genpact condoled the demise of Raj but maintained that it would prefer to protect the privacy of its employees and not divulge the details of the complaints which have "serious allegations" and were being investigated by its Internal Complaints Committee (ICC).
"This is a very difficult time for all of us, as an organisation and as friends and colleagues of the deceased our hearts go out to his family in this time of grief. We implore the public and media to give them them space and dignity they deserve," the spokesperson added.
"The complaint is against the company's management including the officials of the committee probing the matter and the employees who had accused Raj of sexual harrassment," Circle Officer, Greater Noida 1st, Nishank Sharma said, adding they now probing the matter.
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