India, March 9 -- A senior employee of a leading private bank allegedly died by suicide in Bengaluru, with his family blaming workplace harassment and extreme job pressure for his death.

According to a India Today report, the deceased, Vivek Samdarshi, was the Regional Head of Sales at the bank and had been with the company for over five years.

Vivek's elder brother Vikash has filed a complaint at Thalaghattapura Police Station, holding Raghu Kumar (Regional Head, Home Loan Department) and John Joseph (Zonal Head, Home Loan Department) responsible for abetting the suicide, the report added.

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As per the complaint, Vivek had shar...