Chennai, Nov 19, 2025

In a shocking incident that has triggered widespread outrage, a Class 12 girl from Rameswaram was brutally stabbed to death by a 21-year-old youth on Wednesday after she repeatedly refused his persistent demands to enter into a romantic relationship.

The accused, identified as Muniyaraj, has been arrested by the police.

The victim, Shalini, a Class 12 student at the Rameswaram Government Girls Higher Secondary School, lived with her family in Cherankottai near Rameswaram in Ramanathapuram district. Her father, Mariyappan, earns his livelihood as a fisherman and is the father of two daughters, of whom Shalini was the elder.

According to police sources, Muniyaraj — who lived in the same locality — had been harassing the teenager for several days, pressuring her to a

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