Ghaziabad (UP), A 13-year-old girl was found hanging from the ceiling fan in her house after she was allegedly raped by her neighbour, police said on Thursday.

According to the police, the victim's family members allege that on Tuesday evening the accused called their daughter, a class 8 student, to a hotel room in Modinagar area to meet them.

The victim's family alleged that he then gave her an intoxicating drink which made her dizzy and raped her.

The family further told the police that when the girl reached home, she narrated her ordeal to her mother, following which they contacted the Modinagar police station, officials said.

On the basis of the complaint, an FIR was registered against the accused and the statement of the victim was recorded.

However, on Wednesday night when the girl was in her room, her parents called her several times but she did not respond. Subsequently, they went to his room and found him hanging from the ceiling fan, police said.

Police said the accused was arrested under sections of Indian Penal Code section 376 (rape) and Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act.

Villager Vivek Chand Yadav said that action has also been initiated against the hotel owner who provided the room without seeing the address proof.

Yadav said, investigation is going on.