A 50-year-old man was arrested for allegedly trying to rape a baby girl on Thursday morning in Indergarh town of Madhya Pradesh's Datia district, the police said.
The victim, aged less then two years, is grand-daughter of the accused mans friend, they said.
In the morning, the accused lured the girl by offering chocolate and took her to his house where he tried to rape her, said Indergarh police station in-charge Raju Razak.
When the girl started crying, the accused fled the spot, but was later arrested, Razak said.
On the complaint of the victims family, a case under relevant sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, was registered against the accused, the official added
2 Cops Removed From Field Duty In Madhya Pradesh As Man Claims He Was Thrashed Old Video Of Cop Removing Uniform After Argument With BJP Leader Goes Viral 6 Cops Suspended After Video Of Them Gambling Surfaces In Madhya Pradesh 9 Dead, 2,800 Hurt As Pagers Explode Across Lebanon, Hezbollah Blames Israel 'Pager Bombs' Target Hezbollah In Lebanon. What We Know So Far - 5 Points IndiGo Flight Tailstrike Leaves Huge Dent During Take-Off From Delhi Airport World's Oldest Sunday Newspaper, 'The Observer', Up For Sale PM Modi To Visit US For Quad Summit, Attend UN Assembly From Sept 21-24 Ground Report: Central Forces' Canteens Open To Public In Violence-Hit Manipur Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.