Ahmedabad: A 16-year-old boy studying in class X at a school in Banaskantha district allegedly committed suicide after he was severely beaten up by four teachers for damaging a school property, police said today.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (Dy SP) S G Patel, who is investigating the case, said the four teachers - Sangaram Patel, G K Patel, B M Patel and Bhathiji Thakore - of Gayatri Vidyalaya in Banaskantha's Tharad taluka allegedly confined the boy in the school premises yesterday before thrashing him.