Lucknow: A rape accused's sister was kidnapped and gang-raped by five men in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, police said Tuesday.

The victim's brother was accused of raping a girl on August 25, police said.

Villagers protested Monday night against the incident outside the Kakrauli police station in Muzaffarnagar.

On Sunday night, five men barged into the rape accused's house and dragged his 16-year-old sister out of the house. They took her along and allegedly gang-raped her. The girl was found Monday in Mirza Tilla.

Earlier, the accused was arrested after a girl complaint against him. The girl was found near Kumheda bridge where she went to commit suicide after the rape.