AAP MLA Naresh Balyan arrested in 2023 extortion case, party terms charges ‘baseless’
Hindustan TimesAam Aadmi Party MLA Naresh Balyan has been arrested in connection with a 2023 extortion case, PTI reported citing Delhi Police. "Ever since @ArvindKejriwal ji raised questions on the deteriorating law and order situation in Delhi, the Central Government, BJP and Amit Shah have become nervous and are bent on harassing Kejriwal ji and the Aam Aadmi Party MLAs," Singh said in a video post on X. BJP reacts Delhi BJP chief Virendraa Sachdeva said it was evident from the audio evidence that Naresh Balyan was running an extortion racket with gangsters and used to name the eminent people of Uttam Nagar and used to collect money by threatening them. Naresh Balyan refutes allegations Earlier in the day, Balyan had refuted the extortion allegations levelled by the BJP, saying that he would lodge police cases against those who "spread lies" about him.