Indian authorities inspected consulting firm Ernst & Young's (EY) Pune office and interviewed executives in the western city on Monday, a state official said, amid an investigation into an associate worker's death,

Perayil’s death has prompted a central government investigation, highlighting concerns about employee well-being in high-pressure environments.

Ernst & Young (EY) in Pune has reportedly operated without a valid state permit regulating work hours since 2007, raising scrutiny after the death of 26-year-old employee Anna Sebastian Perayil.

A preliminary investigation report has been filed with the central government, by the state labour department.

A Maharashtra labour department official on Monday inspected the office of Ernst & Young (EY) here on the directions of the Central government over the death of a woman chartered accountant. Anna Sebastian Perayil (26) allegedly died due to work stress four months into joining the firm in Pune.

EY faces scrutiny over the death of a 26-year-old charter accountant, which has triggered a social media storm and pushed the government to initiate a probe into allegations of a "backbreaking" workload.