Tamil Nadu teacher refuses to get married without nod from parents, murdered | India News – Times of India

THANJAVUR: A 26-year-old woman, who taught at a school in Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu, was stabbed to death by her boyfriend on the school premises on Wednesday morning after she refused to marry him without her parents’ consent.
M Ramani, a temporary Tamil teacher at Mallipattinam Govt Higher Secondary School, was stabbed in the neck with a knife by P Madhan, 28, outside the staff room around 10am. Although fellow teachers rushed her to the hospital, she succumbed to injuries on the way. The suspect has been arrested.
CM MK Stalin announced a solatium of Rs 5 lakh from the CM’s public relief fund for Ramani’s family. Police said Madhan and Ramani were in love and both hailed from Chinnamanai village in Sethubavachathiram block. His family had met her family a few days ago and expressed their desire to get the duo married, but Ramani’s parents were not interested. On Wednesday, Madhan met Ramani in front of the staff room. He said he wanted to talk to her, but when she refused, Madhan got into a heated argument with her. At one point he took a knife, stabbed her in the neck and fled.
School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi said a public holiday had been declared for the school.