A 16-year-old girl was attacked here with a blade in Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) allegedly by an unidentified youth, when she tried to resist his sexual advances, leaving her critically injured, police said today.

The incident took place yesterday when the Class XI student was returning from school. The accused allegedly stopped the girl on her way back home at an isolated place between the two villages and attempted to molest her. He attacked her with the blade when she raised an alarm and fled the spot. The girl has been admitted to a government hospital with severe injuries, he said.