Ballia (UP), Sep 10 (PTI) A seven-year-old girl studying in Class II was allegedly raped by a man of her village here in Ballia, police said on Saturday.

Rohit Chauhan, 25, was arrested and sent to jail, police said.

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Chahan took the girl to his house on his bike on Monday and raped her there, said Station House Officer, Nagra Police Station, Devendra Nath Dubey.

A case was registered on Friday against Chauhan under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act at the family's complaint, he said.

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