The Delhi Police has invoked the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against nine members of the Kapil Sangwan alias Nandu gang, including AAP leader Naresh Balyan and gangster Kapil Sangwan’s brother, an official said Wednesday.

The crackdown follows a rise in ransom calls and extortion attempts allegedly made by the Nandu syndicate in Dwarka, West and Outer Delhi, police said.

The gang, led by proclaimed offender Kapil Sangwan, is accused of running a network involved in murders, extortion, armed assaults, and firing incidents across Delhi, Haryana and Punjab, they said.

Shooters, facilitators and conspirators have been arrested, and extortion money as well as illegal firearms have been recovered. Investigation is underway to identify and attach proceeds of cr

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