'Raised concerns about tilak ban policy since Nov 2025, was fired for it,' says Lenskart staffer

Akash Falake, a Lenskart employee, claimed he was fired for raising concerns regarding its policy barring bindi and tilak at work while allowing hijab and turban. He also shared an email he sent to their legal team, wherein he wrote that he'd been raising the matter since November 2025. "[Lenskart CEO Peyush Bansal], your statement is incorrect," he said.