Patna: Police arrested one Shankar Sada on the charge of allegedly attempting to rape a four-year-old girl and biting her body, causing serious injuries to her in Samastipur district.The accused, who is a neighbour of the girl, was taken into custody soon after the incident came to light on Thursday night.According to the girl’s mother, her daughter returned home from school on Thursday evening and later went to take tuition. After coming back, the child was playing near the door. The family does not know when or how the accused lured her to a field.When the girl did not return home for a long time, the family and others started searching her. Locals informed them that she was seen going towards the field with Shankar. Following the same direction, they found the unconscious girl lying in a wheat field. She was bleeding and was immediately rushed to a private hospital in the city.A doctor, who is treating the child, confirmed that an attempt was made to rape her. He said there were multiple bite injuries on several parts of her upper body, face and neck. The girl was brought in a serious condition and she regained consciousness later during the treatment. The doctor added that there were no injuries to her private parts.A police official said police registered a case and arrested the accused. The FSL team collected evidence from the place of occurrence.
