A 13-year-old girl killed a man after he allegedly tried to rape her at Mudhajor in Ramechhap Municipality-7, Ramechhap on Thursday.

Police said 65-year-old Purna Bahadur Shrestha died on the spot after the girl hit him with an iron rod in his head. The girl surrendered to police after the incident.

The girl told the police that she struck Purna Bahadur with the rod after he tried to rape her. (PR)