India, June 23 -- MEERUT A 13-year-old girl was allegedly raped by an attendant of another patient in a bathroom late on Saturday night after she was admitted to the orthopaedic ward of the Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College in Meerut for a leg operation. The accused, Rohit Kumar, was arrested on Sunday night with the aid of CCTV footage, the police said, adding the medical examination of the victim confirmed rape.

When the victim was admitted to the ward, a patient Mohit Kumar from Kashipur, Moradabad, was also being treated for injuries sustained in a road accident that resulted in the amputation of one of his legs. Mohit's brother, Rohit, was staying in the hospital as his attendant.

According to the police, the incident occurr...