Peeping Tom teacher suspended in UP

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 the teacher. Basic Shiksha Adhikari (BSA) Harischandra suspended the accused after a prima-facie probe him guilty, the official said.

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