Police have arrested a 19-year-old man from Mumbai after searching for him for five months in connection with a case of kidnapping and sexual assault of a minor girl in Maharashtra's Palghar district, officials said on Sunday, reported news agency PTI.

The accused allegedly kidnapped the girl (age not specified) from Alkapuri in Nalla Sopara area and sexually assaulted her on March 10, senior police inspector Pramod Badakh said, reported PTI.

An FIR was registered against the accused on March 27 at the Achole police station under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, reported PTI.