New Delhi, Aug. 2 -- A Rouse Avenue Court has discharged Former AAP MLA Naresh Balyan of Extortion and criminal conspiracy. The court pointed out lacunae in the investigation and lack of authenticity of electronic evidence.

Even the mobile of the complainant was not seized, though it was a case of an extortion call made from an international number allegedly by Gangster Kapil Sangwan alias Nandu.

An FIR was lodged against Kapil Sangwan alias Nandu for alleged offences of Extortion, criminal conspiracy, etc. in 2023. Balyan was arrested by Delhi Police in November 2024.

However, he was granted bail on December 4, 2024. But he was arrested in an MCOCA case by the Delhi Police Crime Branch from the courtroom after he was granted bail.

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