Mangaluru : Dakshina Kannada police has arrested a man on the charge of sexually assaulting a four- year old girl in Belthangady taluk.

The accused has been identified as Vighnesh Bhandari from Kakkinje Kutharigudde in Belthangady,.

The victim’s father had lodged a complaint with the Dharmasthala police alleging that the accused had taken the girl to his house on Monday and sexually assaulted her.

The child has been admitted to hospital and subjected to medical examination.

The accused has been booked under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the sources said.