India, Aug. 11 -- A headmaster of a school in West Bengal's East Midnapore district was arrested on Monday afternoon after the girl students accused him of sexual harassment, including touching them inappropriately.

The headmaster was confronted by the girl students who were accompanied by their families and thrashed before the police reached the school and took him into custody.

"The headmaster has been arrested on the basis of several complaints. We are starting an investigation," Afzal Abrar, sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) of Tamluk, said.

Around a hundred girl students of the co-educational school, their parents and others demanded action against the accused Debdulal Das, alleging that he had been sexually harassing the stude...