Hyderabad, March 19 -- A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) youth leader who is also an aspirant for the upcoming district panchayat election in Karnataka has been accused of raping a seven-year-old child.

The incident reportedly occurred in a village of Siruguppa taluk, Bellary district. According to local reports, the BJP youth leader Devu Nayak allegedly blindfolded the child while she was playing, gagged her, took her to an isolated place and then committed the crime. It is also reported that a woman aided Devu Nayak in the act.

The child's family has lodged a complaint against Devu Nayak who has been taken into custody. The child, meanwhile has undergone a medical examination.

Further investigations are on.

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