A MAN arrested on suspicion of raping a 17-year-old girl has been released on bail.

The girl was walking home along Chorley Old Road, Horwich, on Saturday night when she was allegedly dragged down an alleyway and attacked.

The 23-year-old man handed himself in to Bolton police station on Monday evening, where he was subsequently arrested in connection with an attack. He has been bailed until September 3.