Datia, Madhya Pradesh: A 50-year-old man was arrested for trying to rape a baby girl on the morning of Thursday in Indergarh town of Madhya Pradesh’s Datia district.
The girl, who is aged from 1 to 2 years old, is the granddaughter of the friend of the accused.
Raju Razak, the in-charge of the Indergarh Police Station, said that the man, whose identification was not shared with the public, lured the minor by offering chocolate.
He then took her to his house, where he tried to rape her.
When the girl started to cry and scream, the man left the spot.
He was arrested by the police afterward.
On the complaint of the victim’s family, a case under relevant sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was registered against the 50-year-old man.