Patiala, April 1 -- An auto-rickshaw driver engaged to take a class five student to school has been arrested for raping and impregnating the 12-year-old girl, Patiala police said on Monday.

Sub-inspector Sukhdev Singh said the accused allegedly raped the girl for over seven months.

"The accused, identified as Shubham Kanojia, 27, has been arrested and sent to judicial custody. The victim is undergoing treatment at Government Rajindra Hospital," he said.

An FIR under sections 65 (2) and 68 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, has been registered against the accused, the SHO added.

"The victim is being treated at the hospital, and her health condition is sai...