A woman professor, who heads the journalism department at a top university in Madurai in Tamil Nadu, was stabbed on campus on Tuesday.
The woman, Professor E Jenefa, is recovering in the hospital. According to the police, she was attacked at the state-run Madurai Kamaraj University by a former guest lecturer, Jothi Murugan, who was hired temporarily.
Jenefa had reportedly ended his contract, allegedly due to complaints against him. As per police, the man had bribed Professor Jenefa but she refused to give him back his job.
The attacker was caught by students and handed over to the police, according to local media.
A police officer said “She suffered cut injuries in 13 places. She is safe. We are investigating. We have not yet spoken to her and hence we are unable to confirm anything “.
