London stockbroker Anjool Malde commits suicide

A 24-year-old Indian jumped to his death from the 8th floor of a hotel in the UK, hours before he was to celebrate his birthday. He had recently received a reprimand at work for sending out an offensive email.

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Sat, Jul 11, 2009 12:09:30 IST

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Anjool Malde death

ANJOOL MALDE, a 24-year-old Indian, jumped to his death from the 8th floor of a hotel in the UK. He was to celebrate his 25th birthday a few hours after he jumped off the ledge of the posh hotel. The Oxford-educated Anjool Malde, was not only a successful banker but also a witty businessman. He had recently received a reprimand at work for sending out an email relating to his own company from his office computer.

Anjool was dressed in his favourite Hugo Boss suit and was holding a glass of champagne, when he jumped from the rooftop of the hotel, located near the Bank of England. Malde had planned to host a birthday party for 300 friends, but feared losing face at the event after he lost his high-flying job at Deutsche Bank. He was recently disciplined at work for sending an email relating to Alpha Parties, an event company which he used to run in his spare time.

The stockbroker was upset after Deutsche Bank barred him from accessing his Bloomberg account, leaving him unable to monitor the markets. He had also broken staff rules when he posted an online Facebook obituary to his idol Michael Jackson. The Daily Mail said on Friday that the Oxford University graduate, pretending to be one of his clients, had left a prank message on a financial website, saying: "I am hot, I am hot." It further said that investigators think that this was probably a reference to a client, Brevan Howard, who was on a successful investment run. Brevan Howard had made a formal complaint to the company that runs the discussion forum. The investigation suggested that Anjool had impersonated the client from his office computer at Deutsche Bank, prompting his bosses to send him home pending a full investigation.

A friend who met him hours before he jumped from the hotel room, said Anjool was his usual self when they had met. His colleagues believed that he was convinced that he would lose his job. One friend said that three of his colleagues had recently been laid-off and that this had made Jools (his nickname) very worried and had increased his workload which added to the pressure on him. Another friend also said that Anjool was working long hours at the bank's London headquarters and was often seen at his desk by 6am.

Anjool's mother, Naina, an arts teacher, and father Bharat, a psychologist, were in deep shock at the loss of their only son. They lived in a three-bedroom house in Yarn, near Stockton on Tees. Anjool's parents said that they were absolutely devastated. Also they were very touched by the warm words from his friends that recalled his tremendous talent and positive, lively spirit. Last but not the least they said that Anjool meant everything to them and he was also an inspiration to many of his friends.

A spokesman for Deutsche Bank said, “We are deeply saddened by our colleague's death, and our thoughts are with his family and loved ones at this time.” Anjool had a BA degree in Geography from the University of Oxford. Anjool also described himself as an amateur musician and 'former BBC journalist, based in London & Marbella.'

However, police have found no evidence that Malde had downloaded any sort of inappropriate material on his computer or that he was involved in any criminal behaviour.

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	\| 09 November 2009 Reply to Comment \| New Comment \| Report Abuse

	Hi Ramesh, no I don't work for DB anymore, I transferred by choice. Thanks for asking. I doubt you knew Jools, because he didn't have an ego. Or maybe you were jealous?What is your occupation?
	\| 12 July 2009 Reply to Comment \| New Comment \| Report Abuse

	Totally agree with Dave, Deutsche Bank's antiquated and petty rules, and his manager's narrow mindedness are clearly responsible.
	\| 12 July 2009 Reply to Comment \| New Comment \| Report Abuse