Hike Education CEO Rahul Sharma denied ex-employee Piyush Kumar's claims of being mentally harassed and humiliated by his Senior Manager Ruchi Parashar. Rahul, who's married to Ruchi, stated that Kumar made the allegations to damage their reputations and the video of his "stair punishment" was a "voluntary, informal team-fun activity". "[My wife Ruchi] is now receiving threats," Rahul added.