Ballia (UP), Jun 26 (PTI) A 45-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly trying to rape an eight-year-old girl in a village here, police said on Monday.

Surendra Ram was arrested on a complaint of the girl's father in which he alleged that the accused tried to rape his daughter on Sunday evening, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mohd Faheem Qureshi said.

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An FIR was lodged under the POCSO Act and relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, he added.

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