Ravikantha, a native of Odhisha and employed in a textile mill here, had taken the girl to a lonely place in Somanur on the city outskirts last evening and attempted to sexually assault her.
The girl's father saw her coming home with torn clothes and crying.
Based on a complaint, the All Woman Police Station in Thudiyalur arrested Ravikantha. He was produced before a court which remanded him into judicial custody, police said.
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