In a horrific incident, a class 12 student was brutally stabbed to death on her way to school by a 21-year-old youth in broad daylight for rejecting his proposal at the island enclave Rameswaram in the Ramanathapuram district on Wednesday, sparking outrage and triggering condemnation from the Opposition parties.

The accused, identified as Muniyandi, hailing from the same locality, had been arrested, police said.

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According to police, the girl was on her way to the school when the youth, Muniyandi, confronted and compelled her to accept his love. On being rejected, he stabbed her multiple times in a fit of rage and fled the scene, leaving her in a pool of blood. The girl died on the spot.

The police shifted the body to the Government Hospital for autopsy. The family and rel

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