A 30-year-old school van driver was booked on Wednesday under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, for sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl in school.
The girl, a resident of Minjur, was an LKG student at a private school in the locality, and travelled every day by a van.
On Tuesday, she returned home and complained of a stomach ache.
Suspecting sexual assault, her parents approached the school management.
Pal Pandi, 30, of Tirunelveli, a driver who had been working in the school for the past few months, was the suspect.
The parents lodged a complaint.
Pal Pandi was arrested under the POCSO Act.
The police are investigating the case. .