Kolkata, Apr 8 (IANS): A young jilted lover stabbed a girl to death in front of her father in East Midnapore's Tamluk, some 80 km from here, police said Sunday.

Manisha Metiya, a class 12 student was repeatedly stabbed in broad daylight while on her way back to home from school, killing her on the spot. Her father stood beside dumbstruck, while the youth from a nearby village managed to flee, said an officer.

The youth had been trying to woo the girl for over a year now but in vain. Irritated by the repeated approaches, the girl and her father registered a police complaint against the boy, following which he was severely reprimanded by the police.

The man with the motive to teach a lesson, stabbed her to death in broad daylight.

The police is on the look out for the offender.

In another incident, the father of a girl was allegedly beaten to death in Birbhum's Labhpur after he protested against the youths who were repeatedly teasing his daughter. No arrest were made so far, police said.