A young employee of Bhavish Aggarwal's AI startup, Krutrim, died by suicide amid alleged extreme work stress at the company's Bengaluru office.
The employee, Nikhil Somwanshi, a Machine Learning engineer, reportedly faced excessive workload and lack of support after two team members left.
A Reddit post accused Krutrim of fostering a toxic work environment with sustained verbal harassment and unrealistic expectations, specifically targeting a senior manager.
Krutrim stated that Nikhil had taken personal leave for rest, expressing grief over the loss and offering support to his family and employees.