Ola hires top auditor to probe recruitment fraud by HR head Yugantar Saikia

Laptop and email seized, Saikia kept off company's rolls; fraud size said to be 'few million dollars'

SoftBank-backed ride-hailing company Ola has roped in one of the ‘Big Four’ auditing firms to investigate potential recruitment fraud allegedly committed by its human resources head Yugantar Saikia.

A source told Business Standard that Saikia’s laptop was seized and emails accessed as part of the investigation due to which he had also been retained on the company’s rolls. He added that Saikia had put in his papers a while ago and was due to quit on February 18.

While Ola confirmed that there was an ongoing investigation, it did not divulge any further details on the same. 

“An internal investigation is currently on