NEW DELHI: A 51-year-old chief medical officer (CMO) of a government hospital here was arrested on charges of raping a 21-year-old patient after luring her into a clinic on the pretext of undergoing ultrasound scanning, police said on Wednesday.

Narendra Singh, CMO of Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital , advised the patient to undergo an ultrasound examination and took her to a clinic near the hospital on Tuesday, police said.

He allegedly raped her after giving her soft drink laced with sedatives. She later approached police and a medical examination confirmed rape.

Singh was arrested last night from Seelampur where he resides.