An 18-year-old girl was abducted and raped allegedly by a 'bad character' when she was on her way to school with her brother in West Delhi, police said.

Four men, including the alleged rapist, were arrested in connection with the incident which place at around 7:30 am in full public view in Janakpuri area. The brother tried to resist but was overpowered.

The victim, the daughter of a businessman, is class XII student in a private school and was going on a cycle rickshaw with her brother when the incident took place.

A senior police official said the main accused Sunny (24) was following the girl along with his three friends Shashi (21), Jeev Raj (22) and Kapil (21) in a car.

"Sunny along with his three friends overtook the cycle rickshaw and grabbed the girl. Her brother tried to resist but was overpowered. They then abducted the girl," the official said.

They then took her to a secluded stretch in Sitapuri in Dabri.

"Three accused got out of the car there and Sunny then raped her. He then threatened her. He told her that he will harm her family if she complained," the official said adding the brother called his parents and a call was made to police at around 8:00 am.

A wireless message was immediately sent to all police stations to keep a lookout for the car. Later police found the victim and the accused in Sitapuri. Sunny was arrested there while his accomplices were caught later.

Sunny knew the victim and used to allegedly eve-tease her. He is also the resident in the same area and is currently not doing anything and is also a "bad character" in the area, police said.