HDFC bank employee dies after allegedly succumbing to work pressure in Lucknow
Lucknow: An HDFC Bank employee, Sadaf Fatima, died at the bank’s Vibuti Khand branch in Gomti Nagar on Tuesday. Fatima, who held the position of Additional Deputy Vice-President, reportedly collapsed in her office and was rushed to a nearby hospital where she was declared dead. Her body has been sent for a postmortem.
Colleagues allege that Fatima's death may have been caused by excessive work pressure, drawing comparisons to a similar recent incident involving an Ernst & Young employee in Pune.
Reacting to the incident, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav criticised the increasing work stress in both government and private sectors. Yadav emphasised that employees are working under immense pressure and lack the freedom to voice their concerns. He also took aim at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who had suggested that youth should learn stress management, accusing her of being insensitive to the plight of workers.
This tragic incident comes just days after a similar case where an Ernst & Young employee, Anna Sebastian Perayil, reportedly died due to work overload in Pune.
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FIR registered after drone spotted flying over ISRO's ISITE campus in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): An unmanned aerial vehicle was allegedly spotted flying over the ISRO's ISITE campus here, a designated "No Drone Zone", following which a probe has been launched, police said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred at around 8.16 AM on May 2, they said.
A probe was launched following a complaint by a sub-inspector from the CISF who spotted the unidentified drone flying at a height of approximately 80 to 100 feet over the ISITE (Satellite Integration and Test Establishment) campus for about 10 to 12 seconds, police said.
According to the FIR, the ISRO ISITE campus is a highly sensitive and restricted area, designated as a "No Drone Zone." Any unauthorised aerial activity in such a sensitive zone poses a serious threat to security.
Despite being aware that this is a prohibited "No Drone Zone," some unknown individuals have carried out illegal drone activity in the restricted area, the complaint alleged.
Police said a case has been registered against unknown persons at HAL police station under Section 329(3) (criminal trespass) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, along with relevant provisions of the Aircraft Act, for operating a drone in a prohibited area without permission.
Further investigation is underway, they added.
