A 17-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide after she was raped by three youths in a village here, police said.

The girl, who belonged to the Scheduled Caste community, was preparing for her Class 12 board exams, they said. The teenager was alone at home on April 1 when the accused barged in, kidnapped her and raped her in a nearby area, the police said. Hours later, she allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling of her house, Station House Officer, Badhra, Inspector Chander Shekhar said.