Goa, Nov. 11 -- Goa police have arrested a 24-year-old man for allegedly raping a four-year-old girl in South Goa's Canacona on Tuesday night, while a Karnataka man accused of raping a three-year-old girl in North Goa's Mapusa town on Diwali eve was held from Panaji on Wednesday.

The second case was reported in Goa's Canacona, where the parents of a four-year-old girl accused their neighbour of raping their daughter. The suspect, identified as Hussain Shaikh, a welder originally from Bihar, was arrested following a complaint.

A case was registered under the relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Goa Children's Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, a police officer said.

The officer added th...