Centre Probes EY Employee's Death 

Amid massive outrage over the death of a 26-year-old chartered accountant with Ernst and Young India, allegedly due to work stress, the Union Labour Ministry has said it has taken up a complaint and will be investigating the circumstances that led to the death of Anna Sebastian Perayil.

"Deeply saddened by the tragic loss of Anna Sebastian Perayil. A thorough investigation into the allegations of an unsafe and exploitative work environment is underway. We are committed to ensuring justice & @LabourMinistry has officially taken up the complaint. @mansukhmandviya," Minister of State for Labour Shobha Karandlaje said in a post on X.

She was responding to a post by former minister and BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar, who described Anna's death as "very sad but also disturbing at many levels" and sought a probe into her family's allegations of an exploitative work environment at Ernst and Young India.

In a letter to Ernst & Young India chairman Rajiv Memani, Anna's mother Anita Augustine said her daughter died just four months after joining the company and called on its leadership to change a work culture that "seems to glorify overwork while neglecting the very human being behind the role."

Ernst & Young India has issued a statement saying it was deeply saddened by Anna's death and was taking the family's correspondence with the "utmost seriousness and humility". The company added that it places the highest importance on the well-being of all employees and will continue to find ways to improve and provide a healthy workplace for our 1,00,000 people across EY member firms in India.