Karnataka High Court Restrains Police from Harassing Ola Electric Executives in Engineer’s Suicide Case — Notice Issued to Complainant
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has directed the Subramanyapura Police not to harass Ola Electric executives Bhavish Aggarwal and Subrat Kumar Dash during the investigation into the case related to the suicide of Ola engineer Aravind K, registered under Crime No.372/2025.
The interim order was passed by Justice Mohammad Nawaz, who took up the criminal petition (CRL.P filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. / Section 528 BNSS) filed by the petitioners seeking to quash the FIR and related notices issued by the Subramanyapura Police Station.
According to the petition, the FIR dated October 6, 2025, was registered under Sections 108 read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, and proceedings were pending before the 30th ACMM Court, Bengaluru. The petitioners sought relief on the grounds that the FIR and subsequent notices were unjustified and coercive.
The petitioners also filed Interlocutory Applications (I.A.) No.1/2025 and I.A. No.2/2025 — the first seeking dispensation of certified copies of the FIR and notices, and the second seeking a stay on investigation and protection from coercive action.
On October 16, the court disposed of I.A. No.1/2025 and directed that the matter be listed for admission along with I.A. No.2/2025. The next day, the court ordered:
“The police investigating into Cr.No.372/2025 of Subramanyapura Police Station shall not harass the petitioners in the guise of investigation. Issue notice to respondent No.2.”
The learned HCGP (High Court Government Pleader) was directed to take notice for the State, while notice was issued to respondent No.2, Ashwin Kannan, the complainant. The case has been listed for further hearing after service of notice.
The petitioners include Ola Electric Technologies Pvt. Ltd., its CEO Bhavish Aggarwal, and Head of Homologation Engineering Subrat Kumar Dash, while the respondents are the State represented by the Subramanyapura Police Station and Ashwin Kannan, the brother of the deceased engineer.
The court’s interim relief comes amid growing scrutiny of the case, where the deceased engineer allegedly left behind a 28-page note accusing his seniors of workplace harassment and unpaid dues.
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