India, May 18 -- Ola has acknowledged that an employee of the company died by suicide after the claim first emerged on a Reddit post two days ago.

A colleague of the employee claimed on Reddit that he died by suicide due to "extreme work pressure." In the widely-circulated post, the Reddit user claimed his co-worker at Ola was made to handle the work of three people despite being a fresher. An employee of Bhavish Aggarwal-led Ola's AI division, Krutrim, he was unable to cope with the pressure and died by suicide.

Ola acknowledged the incident in a statement to HT.com and said the employee was on personal leave.

"We are deeply saddened by the tragic passing of one of our most talented young employees, Anil, on the 8th of May. Our though...