NEW DELHI: The Kondli MLA, Manoj Kumar of Aam Aadmi Party, has been accused of cheating a man of a few lakhs in 2012. The victim, who claimed to have paid Manoj for a plot, alleged that the MLA's men assaulted him when he asked for his dues on Monday.

An FIR was registered under Section 420 of IPC on the basis of his complaint. According to the complainant, Vinod Kumar, he clinched a property deal with the MLA in November 2012 at Ashok Nagar in east Delhi. The AAP leader had allegedly taken Rs 6 lakh from him in return of a plot. He later learnt that the plot did not belong to Manoj.

On Monday, Vinod Kumar had gone to the MLA's home but was forced to leave. Manoj Kumar denied the allegations and claimed he didn't know the complainant.