A Jet Airways Employee named Shailesh Singh who was undergoing Cancer treatment committed suicide by jumping off a 4-storeyed Building in Nalasopara area of Mumbai on 26th APril 2019, an employee of the Jet Airways told the media that he was financially drained and was under immense pressure after the airline shut its operations. The employees paid homage to Shailesh Singh and again urged the government to intervene to save the employees.
The employees are holding a peaceful protest at Azad Maidan in Mumbai. The suicide of the employee in Mumbai has sparked off fresh concerns of thousand of staffers of the beleaguered Airline who are waiting to be paid. The lenders have refused to infuse fresh funds to start the start the operations of the airline.