A 42-year-old priest has been arrested for allegedly molesting a minor girl here, police said on Monday. Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Romil Baaniya said a complaint of a priest assaulting a minor girl at Kholi Mandir in south Delhi had been filed.

The accused, a resident of Bhati Khurd, also in south Delhi, was arrested on September 2. The complainant alleged that she had visited the temple with her 15-year-old niece, when the priest -- Nabbe Bhagat -- asked her to bring four pebbles from outside.