A young man was arrested on the charge of sexually assaulting a five-year-old girl in his neighbourhood in west Delhi, police said on Tuesday.

Police said accused Ravi Shankar was familiar with the girl's parents and used to play with children in their locality in Palam area. Her father works as a rickshaw-puller.

Police said Ravi lured the girl to a park in his locality on Sunday evening on the promise to give her chocolate and committed the crime. He was arrested on Sunday from his hideout in Palam area.

"When the girl returned home and complained of stomach pain, her mother noticed she was bleeding from her private parts. She was taken to hospital for treatment. During her counselling, the girl disclosed the crime," a senior police officer said.

Shankar was booked under Protection of Children From Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the officer added.

Source: Khaleej Times