NDK files not syncing with Gradle Android

I am doing a project on Beaglebone Black and i have ported Android KitKat on it. Now i need an android app that could help me access those gpios on beaglebone for a project.

So i am using android studio 1.3.1 to create my application for my project and so to access the hardware pins via android i have to use NDK for it. Now when i am trying to sync gradle 2.2.1 with my NDK files it prints an error that i should set android.useDeprecatedNdk=true. Now when i do that it again shows the error that DeprecatedNdk() is not defined. Although i have downloaded the latest version of NDK i.e. android-ndk-r10e from android developers website but the error still persists. Following is the build.gradle file from the module.

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 19
    buildToolsVersion "19.1.0"


 defaultConfig {
       applicationId "com.packt.gpio"
       minSdkVersion 19
       targetSdkVersion 19


       ndk {

         moduleName "packtHAL"
      }
}

buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.txt'
    }
  }
}

dependencies {
     compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:19.+'
}

Also the error that it is showing is:

  Error:(14, 0) Error: NDK integration is deprecated in the current plugin.  
  Consider trying the new experimental plugin.  For details, see http://tools.android.com/tech-docs/new-build-system/gradle-experimental.  
  Set "android.useDeprecatedNdk=true" in gradle.properties to continue using the current NDK integration.

And if i add the property to the file then it shows the following error:

   Error:(6, 0) Gradle DSL method not found: 'useDeprecatedNdk()'
   Possible causes:The project 'gpio' may be using a version of Gradle that does not contain the method.
   The build file may be missing a Gradle plugin.

If anyone has any idea as to what should be done regarding this. Please share your ideas.

Thank you