Imphal, May 13 -- Manipur police arrested a 28-year-old man on charges of committing sexual assault on a minor girl and remanded him in judicial custody under relevant sections of the law for further legal proceedings, the police said on Tuesday.

The police reported that a women police team from the Imphal West district police arrested one Chawangbou Thiumai alias Prinmai (28), a resident of Kanglatongbi Namdilong and son of (L) Wikhanlungba, from his residence in connection with the case.

The report stated that the father of the minor victim lodged a complaint with the police on May 8, prompting them to make the arrest.

It states that the complainant and his wife were on their daily work in their hotel when they heard a cry from their...