Five people have been arrested for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl in Natore on Thursday.

Munsur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Natore Sadar police station, said the girl left her home in Naldanga upazila on Thursday noon after an argument with her mother.

Unfortunately she lost her way when she reached Chatni area of Natore Sadar upazila in the evening. When she asked the accused for help, they took her to a deserted cremation ground and took turns to rape her," the OC said.

Locals dialled 999 after spotting the girl in the late hours of Thursday. They also handed over to the police five of the youths whom they caught.