Cnstant harassment at work by a senior colleague drove a 52-year-old man to commit suicide by leaping off the 6th floor of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) building in South Delhi. The incident was reported from the Hauz Khas area on Tuesday afternoon.
The deceased has been identified as Tikam Shivan, a resident of Vikaspuri area in West Delhi. South district police officials later recovered a suicide note purportedly written by Shivan who chose the IOC building to end his life as he was unable to cope with the barbs at the workplace.
Tikam worked at Indian Oil Corporation limited as an accounts officer. According to police, the incident took place around 3.30pm on Tuesday. On Tuesday afternoon when Tikam was at work, he allegedly leaped off the sixth floor of the building. He was rushed to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Trauma Centre and was declared dead on arrival.
“He has alleged in the suicide note that the extreme step was taken due to harassment by a senior colleague,” said a police official. Police have sent the body for an inquest and would further scrutinise the suicide note found.