A 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man at an under-construction building in the city's New Town area, police said on Sunday. The man, who claimed to be a friend of a close relative of the girl, was arrested on Sunday, a senior police officer said.

According to the victim's complaint, the incident took place on Saturday night when she was returning home after visiting a friend near City Centre II, he said. "The victim has mentioned in her complaint of meeting a motorcyclist who claimed to be a friend of her brother-in-law. She alleged that the man had offered to help her by dropping her home," the officer said.