A schedule caste girl was stabbed to death reportedly by a man after she turned down his marriage proposal in the Kakadev area in Kanpur, police said on Sunday.
The girl, 19, was a third year BA student, they said.
The accused, Ajay (22) had been following the girl for the past few days and wanted to befriend her.
On Saturday he barged into the victim's house, finding her alone he proposed her for marriage, an official said.
When she rejected, he tried to strangle her before stabbing her multiple times, he added.
She was rushed to the Lala Lajpat Rai (LLR) hospital, where she succumbed to injuries on Sunday morning, he said and added that a case has been registered and efforts are on to nab the accused.
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