A senior executive of multinational professional services firm Genpact committed suicide this week. The executive, Swaroop Raj, was accused of sexual harassment by two employees at the firm.

Swaroop was the assistant vice-president of Genpact, a US-based professional services firm that has offices in Delhi-NCR. He had been suspended from his company over the allegations till the case was being probed.

Swaroop committed suicide at his Noida home early Tuesday morning (December 18).

Swaroop joined Genpact in 2007. He was from Ernakulam, Kerala; and stayed at Noida's Paramount Society with his wife Kriti.

Kriti found Swaroop's body after she returned home and informed the police after which his body was taken for postmortem.

Swaroop and Kriti married two years ago. Kriti worked in the same company.

The police recovered a suicide note from Swaroop's house that he wrote to Kriti. In the suicide note, Swaroop said that his wife will now be less respected because of allegations against him and he will not be able to take it.

"Hi Kriti,

Today I want to let you know how much I love you. I have an allegation by two of the employees f sexual harassment and trust me I did not do anything. I know the world will understand it but you and our families should trust me. The allegations are baseless. But the entire Genpact will know about it, hence I do not have the courage to face anyone.

I want you to be strong and live life with whole respect as your husband has not done anything.



With Love,

Swaroop

I am going as everyone will look at me with that eye even if I come clean."

Swaroop had been under psychological pressure after the company suspended him till the probe against him was completed.

"We are in receipt of an alleged complaint of sexual harassment against you from two female employees. You are hereby suspended pending investigation while the Company investigates the said matter.

During the said period you will not be required to report for duty and not expected to work from home. However, you cannot join any other employment all other terms of employment shall continue to strictly apply to you," a suspension letter issued to Swaroop read.

Letter of suspension issued by Genpact to Swaroop Raj

Inputs from Punit Sharma and Chirag Gothi

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