Having evaded questioning, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)’s newly-elected legislator from Uttam Nagar Naresh Balyan finally appeared before the Delhi Police’s Crime Branch officials in connection with the liquor recovery case. Balyan, however, denied his involvement in the case.
Balyan was questioned for three hours at Chanakyapuri office located in New Delhi district. He came along with his lawyer. According to police officials, he denied charges of having any connection in the recovery of 497 cartons containing 8,352 bottles from his relatives’s house in Uttam Nagar.
“We questioned him for three hours and if it is required,will call him again,” Joint Commissioner of Police (crime) Ravinder Yadav told The Pioneer. “He denied charges but the probe was on,” he added.
Sources told The Pioneer the bottles were been brought from Haryana’s Sonipat district for distribution before the Delhi assembly elections. The recovery took place on January 31. A case under the section of Excise Act was registered and police questioned Balyan’s relative and four others in the case.
Police had summoned Balyan, twice to join the probe before elections but he did not turn up. AAP leaders Ashish Khetan, Ahustosh and Sanjay Singh met the Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi in his office and requested him to allow Balyan till elections to join probe. Balyan has been elected an AAP legislator from Uttam Nagar constituency on February 7 Delhi elections.