Virudhunagar: Headmaster of a local government school was arrested for sexually harassing two girl students. The police said Murugesan, 45, had sexually harassed the girls, both aged 15, on Thursday.
The girls had complained about the harassment to their parents who lodged a complaint with the police.
People at Thiruvalluvar Nagar, where the the school is located, blocked traffic demanding his arrest.
They alleged that the headmaster had misbehaved with the girls earlier also.
Murugesan was arrested on Saturday, the police said.