In a horrific incident that shocked Rajasthan’s Banswara district, a 36-year-old school teacher, Leela Tabiar, was brutally murdered in broad daylight on Tuesday, allegedly by her ex-boyfriend, Mahipal Bhagora.
Tabiar, a second-grade Sanskrit teacher posted at the Government Senior Secondary School in Sajjangarh block, was waiting at the Kalinjara bus stand for transport to school when the attack occurred.
According to police, Bhagora arrived in a car, got out with a sword, and stabbed Tabiar in the stomach before fleeing. Eyewitnesses said he later rammed the vehicle into a tree in a panic and then escaped on foot. Initial reports suggest that more than one person may have been involved.
The injured teacher was rushed to Kalinjara Hospital and then referred to Mahatma Gandhi District Hospital in Banswara, where doctors declared her dead. Her body has been kept for post-mortem.
Superintendent of Police Harshvardhan Agarwal and Bagidora DSP Sandeep Singh visited the crime scene and launched an investigation. A blockade has been enforced to apprehend Bhagora, and CCTV footage is being analyzed for clues.
Police have not confirmed the motive but suspect a personal dispute. The number of attackers and the planning behind the murder are also under investigation.
