Bengaluru, Oct. 30 -- The Karnataka High Court today heard a petition filed by Ola Electric Technologies Private Limited and its CEO Bhavish Aggarwal seeking to quash an FIR accusing them of abetment to suicide, a case that has triggered sharp exchanges in court, with the complainant's counsel likening the company's conduct to that of the "East India Company."The most serious charge against Ola and its top executives is that workplace harassment and denial of salary dues allegedly drove employee K Aravind to take his own life.
The First Information Report, registered on October 6 following a complaint by Aravind's brother, Ashwin Kannan, claims that the deceased left behind a suicide note holding the company management responsible for his ...