Jaipur, February 8 A 59-year-old government school teacher is alleged to have died by suicide on Sunday in Nirbhampura village in the Alwar district. A note was recovered in which mental harassment by school staff was reportedly cited as one of the reasons for his distress, police said.
The deceased, identified as Baddan Lal Balai, had been working as a teacher at Government Senior Secondary School, Dhelawas, for the past 25 years and was due to retire in five months. He was found hanging in a tin shed at a cattle enclosure about 100 metres from his house, officials said.
Akbarpur Station House Officer Seema Sinsinwar said the body was taken to the Alwar district hospital mortuary, and a post-mortem will be conducted on Monday.
A four-page note was recovered from the scene in which the teacher reportedly cited prolonged illness, excessive workload, pressure related to examinations and panchayat elections, and lack of cooperation and mental harassment by school staff as reasons for his distress. Notes and other evidence have been seized, the SHO said.
A case has been registered based on the family's complaint, and an investigation is underway.
