MUZAFFARNAGAR: An 18-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped at gunpoint by four youths in front of her brother in Saharanpur district, police said here on Sunday.

The victim and her brother were on their way to Saharanpur from Karnal yesterday when they asked for a lift from the accused, SP Dharmender Singh said.

However, they were taken to a nearby field where the girl was gangraped at gun point, he said.

The accused threatened to kill them if they told anyone about the incident before fleeing from the spot.

The victim has been sent for medical exam, the SP said. A case has been registered and search is on for the accused, Singh said.