AGRA: A Hathras government school teacher was arrested on Wednesday after he was caught allegedly peeping into a classroom to watch primary girl students try out new uniforms. The school’s headmaster has also been booked though he is yet to be arrested.Police said that the teacher, Omendra Singh and the headmaster, Yashveer Singh Chauhan , have been booked on the basis of a complaint filed by the basic shiksha adhikari (BSA). Both men have been suspended following a preliminary inquiry.Station house officer of Hasayan police station, Avdhesh Kumar said, “The two men have been booked under sections 354 (assault or criminal force on women with intent to outrage her modesty), 354 A (sexual harassment), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace), and 506 (criminal intimidation) of IPC and sections 7 and 8 of POCSO Act. The incident occurred at a village in Hasayan area on Tuesday, when some students from classes VI to VIII were trying out new uniforms given by the school authorities.According to the complaint, Omendra was peeking through a window at the girls. Later, the teacher allegedly entered the class room also.Parents of the girls gathered at the school after being informed of the incident, and beat the teacher with slippers. A video of the incident was uploaded online on Wednesday, in which the students’ mothers can be seen beating up the teacher.BSA Harishchandra immediately marked an inquiry into the incident and suspended the accused after a probe established his guilt prima facie. The BSA told TOI that during the inquiry, it was revealed that the teacher had allegedly entered the classroom and also touched some of the students.Read this story in Bengali