A man was booked for allegedly attempting to rape a five-year-old girl, police said on Tuesday.
The incident took place on Monday when the girl was playing outside her house, Superintendent of Police (Dehat) Suraj Rai said.
The accused took the girl to a secluded place promising that he will give her a toffee. He then tried to rape her but the girl raised an alarm and fled, he added.
On reaching home, the girl told her mother about the incident, following which her father filed a complaint with the police against the accused, Mr Rai said.
Subsequently, a case was registered against the accused and the girl was sent for medical examination, he said, adding efforts are on to arrest the man who is on the run.
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