Kasargod: A man who absconded after sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl has been arrested by Kumble police.

Choma alias Soma (47) from Chedekal in Bela Ullody is the accused.

A case was registered against Choma after a minor girl hailing from Karnataka complained. He had sexually assaulted the girl on the absence of her mother on August 18, 2015.