After Moonlighting, Techie Soham Parekh Accused Of Manipulating CEOs With Operation Sindoor
The businessman shared a screenshot of a conversation he had with Soham Parekh during the events of Operation Sindoor.
Soham Parekh, the Indian techie accused of moonlighting for several companies, has been at the centre of a controversy. With many companies coming forward with their own experience of getting scammed by Parekh, another American co-founder has shared a concerning incident involving the techie. The latest case involves allegations of manipulating his employers emotionally in the name of Operation Sindoor.
Leaping AI founder Arkadiy Telegin added more to the discussion on X by sharing an anecdote from the time of Operation Sindoor. Calling it an India-Pakistan thing, he also shared a screenshot of a conversation with an individual appearing to be Soham Parekh. 'Soham also used to guilt-trip me for his being slow on PRs when the India-Pakistan thing was going on, all while he was in Mumbai. Next person should hire him for the Chief Intelligence Officer role," the CTO wrote in the post.
The conversation shows Soham speaking about a drone attack near his house, further adding that he has been told to stay at home. Telegin explained, 'Context here is that Mumbai was nowhere near the conflict, being 1000km+ away from Jammu & Kashmir." Carried out by the Indian Armed Forces, Operation Sindoor was a calibrated military operation in response to the terrorist attack in Pahalgam. The forces targeted terrorist sites and camps through airstrikes and missiles.
At the time of the operation, while states bordering Pakistan like Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh were on high alert, Maharashtra had no major reports of airstrikes or attacks as claimed in the text messages.
The post instantly reignited online criticism towards Parekh, with many calling out his repeated instances of scamming employees. One wrote, 'This guy single-handedly destroyed the reputation of remote work for devs while adding fuel to the fire on racism against India," while another added, 'Oh my God! On the one hand, it's funny ngl, but on the other hand, once you abuse the trust in a high-trust society, there's going to be consequences. Soham himself may get away as he looks to be a pretty cracked dev, but the consequences could be on others…sigh."
Another comment read, 'What a way to tarnish the image of the hard-working population of India."
Amid the intense backlash against Soham, the techie has publicly admitted to working at multiple companies at the same time, citing his financial distress.
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