City police on Monday took a man into custody on charges of sexually harassing a 7-year-old girl, under Asifnagar police station limits.
According to the police, a complaint against one Nagender was lodged by a woman late on Sunday night, who alleged that a rape attempt was made on her daughter, a 2nd Standard student in a government school.
The woman and her family are residents of Jajugutta, a slum in Mehdipatnam. The attempt to rape the little girl allegedly took place at around 9:30pm.
Incidentally, the accused, Nagender, is a close relative of the family and their next-door neighbour.
The police, responding to the woman's compliant, immediately reached the spot and caught the accused.
A case has been registered against under Section 376, and further investigations are on.