‘No Sleep for 45 Days’: Bajaj Finance Employee Dies by Suicide in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi, Alleges Salary Deductions and Excessive Work Pressure in Suicide Note

Kanpur, September 30: A 42-year-old Bajaj Finance employee died by suicide over extreme work pressure and threats from seniors in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi. The man was found dead on Monday morning, September 30, by his house help. The deceased, who worked as an area manager, left behind a suicide note addressed to his wife detailing the immense work pressure and humiliation he faced from his seniors for not meeting targets.

According to the report published by NDTV, the deceased was identified as Tarun Saxena. In his note, Saxena expressed his fear of losing his job and revealed that he and his colleagues were forced to cover the EMIs that could not be collected from their respective areas. He mentioned that despite repeatedly raising concerns about the challenges in loan recovery, his seniors refused to acknowledge them. “I have not slept for 45 days. I have hardly eaten. I am under a lot of stress. Senior managers are pressuring me to meet targets at any cost or quit,” he wrote. EY Pune-Like Suicide Case in Chennai: ‘Depressed’ Due to Work Pressure, Software Engineer Electrocutes Self, Wife Finds Body Tangled in Live Wire.

Bajaj Finance Employee Dies by Suicide Over Extreme Work Pressure

Saxena also mentioned that he had already paid his children’s school fees through the end of the year and made a poignant request to his family to take care of his wife and children. He asked his parents to build a second floor so that his family could stay comfortably.

Bajaj Finance Employee Blames Seniors in Suicide Note

In his suicide note, Saxena named his seniors and asked his family to register a police complaint against them, holding them responsible for his decision. His cousin, Gaurav Saxena, claimed that Tarun was under immense pressure to increase loan recovery and that a video conference at 6 am on the day of his death had added to his mental stress. HCL Employee Death: HCLTech Expresses ‘Deep Sorrow’, Says ‘Gave Emergency Care at Campus Clinic’ After 40-Year-Old Nitin Edwin Micheal Dies of Cardiac Arrest in Office Washroom.

As per the report, senior police officer Vinod Kumar Gautam said that they are awaiting the post-mortem report and will take action if the family files a complaint. Tarun Saxena is survived by his parents, wife Megha, and children Yatharth and Pihu.

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