Peeping Tom teacher suspended in Uttar Pradesh

A teacher at a government primary school has been suspended in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district for allegedly watching girls changing clothes, police said on Wednesday.

The incident happened in a village in Hasayan area -- around 350 km from Lucknow on Tuesday, when some students, who were given free uniforms, complained that Omendra was peeking from a window while they were changing clothes, an official said.

Parents of the girls gathered at the school and beat up teacher. Basic Shiksha Adhikari (BSA) Harischandra suspended the accused after a prima-facie probe him guilty, the official said.

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A complaint has been filed and police are probing the matter, he added.