A 21-year-old man was booked for allegedly attempting to rape an eight-year-old girl in Shamirpet area near here, police said Thursday.
The accused lured the minor girl to his house by offering her chocolates on January 1 and tried to 'sexually assault' her.
When the girl raised an alarm, he fled the spot, they said.
A case under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was registered against the man and a hunt has been launched to nab him,they added.
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