Four people were arrested on Sunday over the alleged gang rape of a 15-year-old girl in Maharashtra's Dharashiv, news agency PTI reported. The main accused in the case is still at large, a police officer said.

According to the officer, the incident took place on Saturday afternoon when the girl was going to a grocery shop.

The prime accused in the case, Vijay Ghadge, and the girl know each. According to the police, Ghadge, 25, invited the teen to his house where the four other accused were already present.

Citing the first information report (FIR), the police officer said that Ghadge first raped the girl, following which two others sexually assaulted her.

The girl informed her family about the incident after reaching home, following which they approached the police.

According to the police, the arrested men are farmers from the same locality.