KATHMANDU: A 42-year-old man has been arrested on charge of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old girl at a guest house in Mitranagar of KMC-16 on Thursday, police said.

The suspect had checked in at the facility as a guest, while the victim is an employee there.

The girl had gone to the room for housekeeping when the suspect, who hails from Surkhet district, allegedly molested her, police said.

The victim was found unconscious in the room later when the guest house owner opened the room forcibly.