Krutrim techie dies by ‘suicide’ in Bengaluru: Is toxic work culture to blame?

Krutrim techie dies by ‘suicide’ in Bengaluru: Is toxic work culture to blame?

Nikhil Somwanshi, a 26-year-old techie, died allegedly by suicide on May 8. A recent graduate, he joined Ola’s artificial intelligence (AI) arm, Krutrim, just 10 months ago. His death has brought the alleged toxic work environment at the firm to the limelight after a Reddit post blamed immense work pressure and verbal abuse by his manager for the tragic incident

Nikhil Somwanshi allegedly died by suicide due to toxic work environment at Krutim. Image Courtesy: LinkedIn