A schoolgirl was stabbed to death allegedly by a stalker in front of her school at Sutrapur in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur today.

The victim was identified as Kabita Das, 15, a Class-X student of Bijoy Sarani High School and daughter of Sagor Moni, a resident of Gojaria village in the upazila.

Mohammad Selim Miah, assistant sub-inspector of Kaliakoir Police Station, said Bikram Sarker, a BBA student of Gono University, used to stalk Kabita on way to her school.

Recently, Kabita refused his affair proposal.

When Kabita was entering her school for test examination around 1:30pm, Bikram appeared there and stabbed her, leaving her critically injured, the SI said quoting locals.

She was taken to Kaliakoir Sadar Health Complex where doctors declared her dead.

Outraged by the incident, locals caught Bikram and gave him a good thrashing and handed him over to police.