Bhavish Aggarwal’s Ola under fire again: Employee suicide sparks fresh criticism of toxic work culture

Ola’s artificial intelligence (AI) division, Krutrim, is facing intense scrutiny after a 25-year-old software engineer died by suicide, sparking widespread concerns about toxic work culture. According to reports, the employee was allegedly overworked, handling the workload of three people, and faced harsh management.

But this isn’t the first time Ola and its founder, Bhavish Aggarwal, have faced criticism regarding work culture.

What has happened?

The alleged suicide of Nikhil Somwanshi, who was a machine learning engineer at Krutrim since August last…