<p>Tikamgarh: Police has registered a case against a BJP worker, recently appointed as a local representative by Union minister Virendra Kumar, for allegedly sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl in Madhya Pradesh's Tikamgarh district.</p>.<p>Ashish Tiwari, the accused, was absconding after the First Information Report was registered, said a police official on Saturday.</p>.<p>Union minister and local MP Virendra Kumar had on September 10 named Tiwari as his 'sansad pratinidhi' (local MP's representative) for a government school.</p>.Sexual assault in custody: Odisha Police Association calls for reinstatement of suspended officers.<p>Sub Divisional Officer of Police Rahul Katre said Tiwari allegedly sexually assaulted the girl on August 19.</p>.<p>After she told her mother about the incident on Friday, a month after the alleged assault, a complaint was filed and an FIR was registered under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, he said.</p>.<p>Tiwari was untraceable and search was on for him, the official added.</p>.<p>District BJP spokesperson Prafull Dwivedi said Tiwari was a district working committee member and organization secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha. He also confirmed that Union minister Kumar recently appointed him as a local representative.</p>.<p>Senior leaders have been informed about the development but no action has been taken yet, Dwivedi said.</p>.<p>Earlier this month, BJP leader and former state minister Manvendra Singh had accused Union minister Kumar of appointing people with criminal background as his representatives in the constituency.</p>.<p>BJP MLA Lalita Yadav had endorsed Singh, and alleged that these persons were Congress' agents.</p>.<p>The Union minister had, however, dismissed the allegations, saying they stemmed from frustration. </p>
<p>Tikamgarh: Police has registered a case against a BJP worker, recently appointed as a local representative by Union minister Virendra Kumar, for allegedly sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl in Madhya Pradesh's Tikamgarh district.</p>.<p>Ashish Tiwari, the accused, was absconding after the First Information Report was registered, said a police official on Saturday.</p>.<p>Union minister and local MP Virendra Kumar had on September 10 named Tiwari as his 'sansad pratinidhi' (local MP's representative) for a government school.</p>.Sexual assault in custody: Odisha Police Association calls for reinstatement of suspended officers.<p>Sub Divisional Officer of Police Rahul Katre said Tiwari allegedly sexually assaulted the girl on August 19.</p>.<p>After she told her mother about the incident on Friday, a month after the alleged assault, a complaint was filed and an FIR was registered under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, he said.</p>.<p>Tiwari was untraceable and search was on for him, the official added.</p>.<p>District BJP spokesperson Prafull Dwivedi said Tiwari was a district working committee member and organization secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha. He also confirmed that Union minister Kumar recently appointed him as a local representative.</p>.<p>Senior leaders have been informed about the development but no action has been taken yet, Dwivedi said.</p>.<p>Earlier this month, BJP leader and former state minister Manvendra Singh had accused Union minister Kumar of appointing people with criminal background as his representatives in the constituency.</p>.<p>BJP MLA Lalita Yadav had endorsed Singh, and alleged that these persons were Congress' agents.</p>.<p>The Union minister had, however, dismissed the allegations, saying they stemmed from frustration. </p>