Student stabs teacher to death in Chennai

In a shocking incident, a Chennai student of class IX killed thirty-nine year old teacher in school premises. The Hindi teacher, Uma Maheswari, of the St Mary's Anglo Indian School, situated just opposite to Madras High Court, was stabbed in the neck, stomach and back by Mohammed Irfan, the student.

Father A Bosco, the school administrator, told reporters that the incident took place at 10:50 in the morning. Though Uma Maheswari was rushed to General Hospital, she had succumbed to the wounds. (Read the complete story)

Irfan, who rushed out of the classroom was overpowered by the school staff and handed over to the police. He had been sent to the juvenile home. According to Father Bosco, Uma Maheswari used to write in the school diary about the not so satisfactory performance of the student in his studies and he got enraged over this. The administrator also said that Irfan had come to the class with the knife hidden in his bag.

The teacher was described as a kind and an affable person. (Read more)

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