A 35-year-old man was arrested for allegedly attacking a minor schoolgirl with a sword in the Modinagar area in Ghaziabad, police said on Friday. The girl, a Class 9 student, suffered severe injuries in the attack, they said.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Gyan Prakash Rai said, "The minor girl was on her way to tuition on Thursday when she was attacked in Jagatpuri Colony by one Shaukin. She suffered nine cuts in the attack and was admitted to hospital."