India, June 30 -- A LinkedIn post by a Delhi-based founder reflecting on the death of a young employee nearly a decade ago has struck an emotional chord online, with many praising his honesty about the guilt he continues to carry.

Vivek Mehra, founder and CEO of Vikramshila Research, shared a photo of the employee and wrote that the incident took place a decade ago, when he was the CEO of the publishing house Sage Publishing. He wrote that many people were unlikely to recognise the young man, but he said he had never forgotten him.

"Do you know who this young lad is? Chances are you don't. On this day many years ago this person passed away. He didn't die in an accident. He wasn't murdered. He died because he lived alone, fell ill and co...