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As of now, the accused, Rohit Kumar, is absconding but we will soon arrest him. Meerut: Rape attempt on a four-year-old girl allegedly by a Dalit youth led to violence in which houses of several Dalits were targeted by upper caste men in Kapsaad village of Meerut’s Sardhana area.Superintendent of police (rural) Rajesh Kumar said, “An FIR has been lodged on the basis of the complaint lodged by the child's father under IPC’s sections 376 (rape) and the provisions of the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Situation is normal at the village.”A large number of police personnel and one contingent of Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) were deployed in the village to ensure peace.According to Ramphal, a villager residing in Kapsaad village, said, “A group of upper caste men came on Wednesday evening and started attacking everyone they found there.”On Thursday, another clash broke out near Sakauti village in Daurala area where a few kanwariyas belonging to the same villager were returning..