Rajasthan: Govt school teacher takes own life, suicide note mentions 'mental harassment' by staff
Press Trust of India | February 9, 2026 | 11:21 AM IST | 1 min read
Baddan Lal Balai, who took his own life over mental harassment by school staff was found hanging in a tin shed at a cattle enclosure about 100 meters from his hours, offiicals said.
JAIPUR: A 59-year-old government school teacher allegedly died by suicide on Sunday in Nirbhampura village in Alwar district. A note was recovered in which mental harassment by school staff was purportedly mentioned as one of the reasons for his distress, police said.
The deceased, identified as Baddan Lal Balai, had been serving 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 shifted to the Alwar district hospital mortuary, and a post-mortem will be conducted on Monday.
A four-page note was recovered from the spot in which the teacher allegedly 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.
If you know someone – friend or family member – at risk of suicide, please reach out to them. Those in distress or having suicidal thoughts or tendencies could seek help and counselling by calling 9820466726 or visiting AASRA’s official website or can call iCALL on 9152987821. Here are some more helpline numbers of suicide prevention organisations that can offer emotional support to individuals and families.
Follow us for the latest education news on colleges and universities, admission, courses, exams, research, education policies, study abroad and more..
To get in touch, write to us at news@careers360.com.
Next Story
]Featured News
]- Minority Scholarships: Rs 3,400 crore unspent, panel says revive scheme in states ‘with no irregularities’
- Post-Matric Scholarship: Government plans to impose fee cap, raise income limit to Rs 4.5 lakh next year
- NMC to medical colleges: File monthly reports on student suicides, ragging cases, faculty vacancies
- Primary school teachers in Karnataka must serve 12 years before promotion, say new recruitment rules
- Jadavpur University civil engineer’s work on vernacular architecture and climate resilience wins plaudits
- Education Loan: PM-USP scholarships up 31.6% nationally, but J-K and Ladakh see 10.9% drop in 5 years
- Experts propose 7 spots for university townships in education ministry’s post-budget webinar
- Operation Kayakalp: ‘Jarjar’ schools in UP a blind spot – with crumbling buildings and children left behind
- Protest as ‘law and order issue’: Students note pattern of universities filing FIRs to tackle ‘disagreements’
- Maharashtra Budget: Key scholarship scheme loses 82% funds; cuts across schemes for poor students in higher ed