School teacher hacked to death by lover

Tuticorin (TN), Aug 31 (PTI) A 24-year-old nursery schoolteacher, who was to get married next month, was hacked todeath allegedly by her jilted lover when she was offeringprayers at the church on the school premises here today. The teacher, whose wedding was fixed for September 8, washacked by Seegan, who allegedly made several proposals to herwhich she had turned down, police said. Angered about her wedding with another person, theaccused entered the church where she was praying and allegedlyhit in her head, neck and shoulders, police said. On hearing the woman’s screams, her colleagues came toher rescue and rushed her to Tuticorin government hospital,where she succumbed to injuries, police said. Police later found Seegan’s body hanging at his brother’shouse. The teacher’s relatives said they had made severalcomplaints to the police about the woman’s harassment bySeegan, but "no action was taken". PTI CORR SSN RCIKA