New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed the bail plea of former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Naresh Balyan in a case registered under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), in which he is accused of having links with an organised crime syndicate allegedly headed by absconding gangster Kapil Sangwan alias Nandu.

Justice Manoj Jain passed the order dismissing Balyan's plea.

Balyan was arrested by the Delhi Police Crime Branch on December 4, 2024. According to the prosecution, he was associated with an organised crime syndicate allegedly run by Kapil Sangwan. The allegations are based, among other material, on an audio recording purportedly containing a mobile phone conversation between Balyan and the ga...