A class 8 girl was shot dead by her school teacher after she rejected his advances.

The incident happened on Thursday at the Kanpur Dehat district of Uttar Pradesh when the girl was returning home from school. The accused, identified as Shailendra, fired three bullets at her, one of which hit her neck, causing her to fall unconscious. The girl had lodged a complaint with the school principal against the teacher over constant harassment, following which he was suspended for two months. She died that night while receiving treatment at a hospital. "The villagers rushed the injured girl to the hospital in the evening where she succumbed to her injuries late in the night. After her death, the angry villagers have now blocked roads. We will not open the roads until the accused teacher is nabbed," an eyewitness reportedly informed a news agency.

An FIR has been registered against the accused while the police are on the lookout for him.