HR head, 2 other hospital staff booked in suicide case

Pune police on Friday booked the HR department head and other two other hospital staff in the case of alleged suicide of a female employee

Pune: The Pune police on Friday booked the human resource (HR) department head and other two other hospital staff in the case of alleged suicide of a female employee.

Pune police on Friday booked the HR department head and other two other hospital staff in the case of alleged suicide of a female employee. ((PIC FOR REPRESENTATION))

The incident was reported between January 2023 and October 31, 2023.

As per the complaint filed by the mother-in-law of the deceased, an FIR has been registered at Koregaon Park Police station on Friday.

As per the complaint, the 45-year-old woman employee had to allegedly face sexual harassment at the workplace. The HR department did not pay heed to her complaints. She later reportedly took the extreme step.

After a detailed police enquiry, the police have registered a case against the HR head of the hospital and two others under Sections 306 (abetment of suicide) and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.