CHENNAI: A teacher was stabbed to death inside a classroom in Tamil Nadu. The dead is M Ramani of Mallipattinam in Thanjavur. The shocking incident happened Wednesday morning at a government school in Mallipattinam.

The accused is M Madanan Kumar (30). The 26-year-old teacher was stabbed to death inside a classroom in front of her students for rejecting his marriage proposal. Ramani, who suffered serious injuries on her neck, was rushed to the hospital by students and teachers, but her life could not be saved. Ramani joined the school just four months ago.

Both live in the same village. Madanan approached her family with the marriage proposal, but they rejected it. Some elders of the village called Madanan and advised him. They also asked him to withdraw from the marriage proposal. Police said the grudge towards it resulted in the murder. The accused has been arrested. The Tamil Nadu Education Minister responded that the accused should be awarded maximum punishment.