A man fled after his wife caught him undressing a minor girl, in an attempt to rape her, in Birsa area of Balaghat district.
According to the police, Saku Netam (25) tried to rape the 10-year-old girl, a student of Class 5, while she was alone at her house on Friday evening. “However, Netam's wife followed him and raised an alarm when she saw the accused undressing the victim,” said Birsa police station Inspector Nilesh Parteti.
He added that the accused, who is known to the victim's family, fled from the spot and a hunt was currently underway for him. "The victim's family filed a complaint today. Netam has been charged with trying to rape the minor as well as house trespass under relevant sections of the IPC as well as the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act," Inspector Parteti said.
Meanwhile, in another incident, a 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by three minor boys, two of whom are her cousins, in Khajuraho, about 40 km from here.
The incident took place on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, Sub-Divisional Officer of Police (SDPO), Khajuraho, Irshad