Delhi Police arrested Aam Aadmi Party leader Naresh Balyan in an extortion case, following a BJP audio clip alleging his ties to a gangster. Balyan vowed to take legal action against those spreading falsehoods about him,

AAP MLA Naresh Balyan was arrested and sent to a two-day police custody in an extortion case involving gangster Kapil Sangwan. Balyan was uncooperative during questioning, prompting the arrest. AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal claimed Balyan was a victim of extortion attempts and criticized the arrest as a message against standing up to gangsters.

AAP MLA Naresh Balyan was arrested and remanded to two days of police custody in an extortion case linked to a conversation with gangster Kapil Sangwan. These developments followed the release of an audio clip by BJP,

AAP leader Naresh Balyan was remanded in judicial custody on Sunday following his arrest in an extortion case.

Even as Delhi Police's crime branch initiated a financial investigation into the criminal empire of UK-based gangster Kapil Sangwan, it claimed that probe had revealed that arrested AAP MLA Naresh Balyan and Sangwan were "frequently in touch" and reportedly exchanged around 40 calls last year.

National Convener Arvind Kejriwal, reacting to party MLA Naresh Balyan's arrest, termed it a warning for the people of the city that if anyone challenges gangsters will be sent to jail.

AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal says Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Delhi Police were behind the attack on him as well as MLA Naresh Balyan’s arrest in an extortion case.