A Delhi court will conduct daily hearings from July 27 to August 7 to frame charges against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Naresh Balyan in a case registered under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).
Special Judge Vishal Gogne also initiated proceedings to declare absconding accused Kapil Sangwan, alias Nandu, a proclaimed offender after he failed to appear before the court despite repeated non-bailable warrants. The accused are allegedly associated with an organised crime syndicate headed by gangster Sangwan.
On June 9, the court had issued a second non-bailable warrant against Sangwan and directed him to appear on Friday. However, he again failed to appear before the court.
During a hearing on June 3, the investigating officer informed the court that Sangwan’s whereabouts were unknown.
The court noted that the Delhi Police, in their charge sheet, had sought a trial against Sangwan in absentia under Section 356 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. It observed that Section 356(1) requires two consecutive non-bailable warrants, issued at least 30 days apart, before trial in absentia proceedings can commence.
The Delhi Police filed the sixth supplementary charge sheet in the case on April 17. Earlier, on January 24, the court had taken cognisance of the fifth supplementary charge sheet against co-accused Manoj Yadav.
According to the Delhi Police, the case stems from alleged conversations between Naresh Balyan and gangster Kapil Sangwan in 2023, following which an FIR was registered the same year.
The Delhi Police had invoked the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act against nine members of the Kapil Sangwan, alias Nandu, gang, including former MLA Naresh Balyan and gangster Sangwan’s brother, in October 2025.
Balyan, former AAP MLA from the Uttam Nagar constituency, was actively facilitating extortion activities and provided the targets, including local builders, to the gang. His role was later revealed during a disclosure made by the co-accused. He was involved in four criminal cases.