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NEW DELHI - Indian police arrested a lawmaker from a key ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday, in connection with rape and sexual harassment cases against the 33-year old scion of a prominent political family, broadcaster NDTV reported.
He is seeking a second term from his Janata Dal party in the seven-phase election which ends on Saturday. His father and former Karnataka minister H.D. Revanna was also arrested in a kidnapping case filed by the son of one of the women linked to the harassment case and who had gone missing, local media reports said. He has since been released on bail.The case became a flashpoint in the ongoing elections, with opposition leaders criticising Modi and his government for allowing Revanna to flee on April 26 after allegations surfaced.
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