The police department in Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek has opened a criminal case after an attempted assault on a 7-year-old girl in the residential area of Ak-Bosogo.

The emergency services were alerted after a suspect tried to commit a sexual assault. The incident was reported to the “102” emergency line, The Caspian Post reports via Kyrgyz media.

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Local residents intervened and detained the suspect at the scene before police arrived. A rapid response team from the First-May District police department was immediately dispatched to the area.

The suspect, identified as a 23-year-old man, was taken into custody and placed in a temporary detention facility in Bishkek.

A criminal case has been launched under charges of attempted rape, and investigators are currently carrying out further procedures, including a forensic medical examination.