Thane: The Vishnu Nagar police have arrested a 45-year-old driver for allegedly sexually assaulting a four-year-old school girl in Dombivli on Thursday afternoon. The accused has been identified as Chandrakant, a driver by profession who lives with his family in Dombivli, while the victim also lives in the same locality.

The incident took place in Dombivli on December 19 when the victim was outside her home playing, and the accused came and touched her inappropriately. The victim resisted the accused's actions and told her to go away from there.

The police said that the victim narrated the entire episode to her mother when she returned from work. Her mother was shocked to hear about the act of the accused. The complainant, along with the victim, rushed to the police station and lodged an FIR against him.

A case was registered under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita and the relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.

Senior Police Inspector Sanjay Pawar from Vishnu Nagar Police said, "We have arrested a 45-year-old man who allegedly sexually assaulted a four-year-old girl within the jurisdiction of our police station. The girl was outside her home when the accused sexually assaulted her. The accused was produced in court and remanded him in police custody for further investigation. Further investigation is underway."