Delhi Police on Saturday detained AAP MLA Naresh Balyan in an extortion case. The AAP leader was detained after the BJP released an audio clip where Balyan was heard talking with a gangster about extorting money from a businessman.
AAP MLA Naresh Balyan has been detained by Delhi Police and is being questioned by the crime branch in the alleged 2023 extortion case: Delhi Police Crime Branch
— ANI (@ANI) November 30, 2024
Reportedly, the extortion case is a year old and it is from 2023. The Crime Branch of the Delhi Police is currently questioning the MLA as part of their ongoing investigation into the case.
Earlier today, Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of extorting money from the public in Delhi. In the audio clip shared by BJP, Naresh Balyan is purportedly heard discussing tactics with a gangster known as Nandu to extort a businessman.
Ye hain AAP ke 'Kattar Imandaar'…
— BJP (@BJP4India) November 30, 2024
Aam Aadmi Party MLA Naresh Balyan in a conversation with a gangster.
The gangster asks why the AAP leader has filed a complaint against him.
Balyan replies that he was being blackmailed by the gangster and his goons.
The gangster responds… pic.twitter.com/lvG5xRZ8zz
BJP leader Gaurav Bhatia said in a press conference that AAP has become a party of goons. He said, “Arvind Kejriwal’s criminal face is now evident. He is out on bail, and his MLA is involved in looting the public. According to the audio clips circulating on social media, Naresh Balyan, the MLA from Uttam Nagar, is giving tips to gangsters, instructing them to threaten people and extort money, which is then shared.”
Delhi Police later confirmed that the AAP MLA was arrested after the release of the audio clip of a conversation between Balyan and notorious gangster Kapil Sangwan, also known as Nandu. As per the police, the gangster is currently abroad.
