Aam Aadmi Get together MLA Naresh Balyan has been arrested in reference to a 2023 extortion case, PTI reported citing Delhi Police.
He was referred to as to the Delhi Police’s Crime Department workplace in RK Puram for questioning and was later arrested, officers stated.
The arrest got here after an investigation into the case revealed an audio clip of a dialog between the Uttam Nagar MLA and gangster Kapil Sangwan, also called Nandu.
The dialog with Nandu, who’s presently based mostly overseas, allegedly concerned discussions about amassing ransom from enterprise, the Delhi Police was cited by ANI.
Additional interrogation on this regard is in progress, they added.
AAP alleges conspiracy
AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, in the meantime, reacted to the arrest and stated that the Bharatiya Janata Get together is agitated by Arvind Kejriwal’s questioning of the “deteriorating legislation and order scenario in Delhi”.
“Ever since @ArvindKejriwal ji raised questions on the deteriorating legislation and order scenario in Delhi, the Central Authorities, BJP and Amit Shah have grow to be nervous and are bent on harassing Kejriwal ji and the Aam Aadmi Get together MLAs,” Singh stated in a video put up on X.
“Balyan has been arrested below this conspiracy and the fees towards him are baseless,” Singh claimed.
Noting that Balyan was a sufferer of extortion calls, Singh stated that “this perspective of the BJP and Delhi Police won’t be able to interrupt our morale”.
BJP reacts
Delhi BJP chief Virendraa Sachdeva stated it was evident from the audio proof that Naresh Balyan was operating an extortion racket with gangsters and used to call the eminent individuals of Uttam Nagar and used to gather cash by threatening them.
“This audio is viral on social media within the public area and based on our data, the police could have detained them and questioned them. The investigation company is doing its job,” Sachdeva advised information company ANI.
Naresh Balyan refutes allegations
Earlier within the day, Balyan had refuted the extortion allegations levelled by the BJP, saying that he would lodge police circumstances towards those that “unfold lies” about him.
BJP leaders Gaurav Bhatia and Virendraa Sachdeva had performed the audio clip of Balyan and Nandu throughout a press convention within the nationwide capital.
Bhatia had accused the AAP of being concerned in threatening individuals and extorting cash from them.
He had requested whether or not Arvind Kejriwal and Delhi chief minister Atishi will take motion towards Balyan and ask him to resign.
“If they don’t ask for his resignation, it is going to be deemed that the extortion cash goes to the get together and its leaders,” Bhatia had stated.
Nevertheless, AAP’s Uttam Nagar MLA had rubbished the allegations and stated, “I’m sending notices to all those that have unfold the false clip and getting FIRs registered towards them. Keep in mind, I’m not a Congressman. Those that unfold lies ought to be prepared for authorized motion.”
(with inputs from companies)
