A teacher of a residential school in Maharashtra`s Beed district has allegedly committed suicide and left behind a note, purportedly blaming harassment by six persons for the extreme step, police said on Sunday, reported news agency PTI.

The teacher allegedly hanged himself on Saturday from the ceiling at his home near a bank under Shivajinagar police station limits in central Maharashtra`s Beed district, located around 400 km from Mumbai, an official said, reported PTI.