Madurai, July 23: In a shocking murder, a teacher was stabbed to death in front of her students in a school classroom in Thirumangalam near Tamil Nadu's Madurai on Monday. The crime which took place in front of students has caused unrest among the people. A First Information Report (FIR) has been filed under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 302 of murder. Delhi Tuition Teacher Shot Dead in Mahendra Park.

According to a report in The News Minute, Rathidevi (35) had joined the government-aided school as Social Science teacher last month. The accused, identified as the husband of the victim, had an argument with the Rathidevi following which he stabbed her with a knife he had brought with him to the school. Tamil Nadu: School Teacher Hacked to Death by Man Whom She Rejected.

The incident took place at 3:30 pm when Rathdevi was teaching class eight students. According to police, the preliminary investigations show the reason for crime to be a family problem. The victim was staying with her mother for five and a half years. The accused, Guru, has been requesting her to move back with him, but to go in vain. After her frequent denials, he decided to kill her, reported TNM.

Guru was later arrested by Thirumangalam Town Police Following the incident, a holiday was declared in the school on Tuesday, July 23, said Thirumangalam DEO office to The News Minute. A counselling session will also be conducted for students.

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