Chennai: A 42-year-old teacher was allegedly murdered by a 15-year-old class IX student at a private school in North Chennai because the student was apparently "angry" at the teacher for "scolding" him.
The teacher, Uma Maheshwari, who teaches science and Hindi at the St Mary's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, was found stabbed in her stomach with slash wounds on the throat inside the classroom.
The students in the school -- located on Armenian Street in Parry's Corner -- saw the teacher in a pool of blood and informed the superiors.
News reports say the student walked in when the classroom was empty during post-period sessions and attacked her with a knife.
The teacher died from the wounds before she could be taken to a hospital.
The boy is currently being questioned under police custody.
