Chennai: A 19-year-old college student was stabbed with a bottle of beer in Villupuram district on Tuesday evening purportedly by a youth after she rejected his proposal. The girl, a second-year B.A. student, is still in the hospital while the police nabbed the accused, a 22-year-old unemployed youth, yesterday.

The incident took place in Enathi village, near Thiruvennai Nallur, when Santhi, daughter of a farmer, was returning home from her college on a two-wheeler with one of her friend Asha. The attacker, Manikandan, an ITI diploma holder, was following them on a bike. He made them stop by blocking their way.

After a heated argument, he took out an empty bottle of beer and broke it into half before stabbing her. She suffered injuries on her neck and on her back. Hearing the cries of the two girls, local people reached the spot.

By then, the accused Manikandan had escaped. Santhi was taken to medical college hospital immediately with the help of locals. Her condition is said to be stable. She claimed that the accused had been stalking her for some time in spite of her refusing to accept his friendship. The police on Wednesday arrested the suspect.

Manikandan allegedly told the police that the girl was staying away from him for some time despite initial acceptance.

“She used to talk to me. She was friendly with me. But she is refusing to interact with me. I suspect she has found another boy friend. So, on Tuesday I confronted her and later stabbed her,” he told the police.