AAP Narmada district president booked for ‘threatening merchant’

The Narmada District police on Thursday booked Narmada district Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) president Niranjan Vasava in an alleged case of criminal breach of trust and criminal intimidation after he allegedly threatened a merchant with dire consequences over an outstanding due of Rs 1.86 lakh.

In an FIR lodged on Wednesday night at Rajpipla police station, Niranjan has been accused of threatening Manish Vasava — a driver by profession– who had been engaged by Niranjan for installing paver blocks in his village of Kuvarpara in the year 2023. According to the FIR, Niranjan had promised Manish that he would pay the outstanding amount of Rs 1.86 lakh within six months. However, the amount allegedly remained unpaid and led to a quarrel between the two.

In the FIR, Manish has said that when he called Niranjan over the phone to request for the payment of the outstanding amount, the latter allegedly verbally abused him and threatened him with dire consequences. Niranjan has been booked under Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023, Sections for BNS 316(2) (criminal breach of trust), 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace, 351(3) (criminal intimidation).

The FIR against Niranjan comes a week after his brother Virbhadrasinh Vasava was booked in a Prohibition case after allegedly being found in possession of liquor.