India, July 19 -- A senior official of a nationalised bank died by suicide at his workplace in Baramati, Pune district, late Thursday night, police said. A suicide note recovered from the spot mentions work-related stress as the reason for the act.

"He was serving his notice period after resigning as chief manager at the bank on July 11, citing health issues and workload," news agency PTI quoted an official of Baramati police station as saying.

The man, who was believed to be in his late 40s, was found hanging inside the bank premises around 10pm after his wife raised an alarm.

According to police, after banking hours on Thursday, the chief manager asked all staff members to leave, saying he would close the branch himself. The security...