BALRAMPUR: A rape attempt was made on a three-year-old girl in the Dehat area here after which police swung into action and arrested the accused after an encounter, an official said on Thursday.

The incident occurred on Wednesday when a woman had taken her three-year-old daughter to the fields.

While she was busy with her work, her child began playing nearby, Superintendent of Police Vikas Kumar said.

During this time, Kallu, 25, a resident of the same village, allegedly took the child to his house, he said, adding that upon not finding her daughter, the woman reached Kallu's house, where she reportedly found him attempting to rape the child.