India, Oct. 25 -- A 34-year-old man, who allegedly introduced himself as a paediatrician to a teenage girl's family at the SSKM hospital in Kolkata, and sexually assaulted her in a toilet, has been arrested, police said on Friday.

The suspect has been identified as Amit Mullick, who was a Group D contractual employee at another state-run hospital about 5km away. He was arrested from his residence in east Kolkata under provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act and produced before an Alipore Court on Friday. Mullick has been remanded in police custody till October 31.

The incident occurred on October 22, when the 15-year-old girl, a resident of South 24 Parganas, came to the SSKM Hospital in Kolkata to cons...