NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Tuesday announced that the 8000 bottles of liquor, which were recovered from a warehouse in west Delhi on Sunday, had been smuggled into Delhi allegedly by AAP candidate Naresh Balyan to lure voters in the assembly elections.Joint commissioner of police (crime) Ravindra Yadav told TOI that their investigations had reflected so.Police said Balyan was directed to join investigations, but he had not cooperated so far."He has also been served notice but he has sought time till elections ie February 7," police said, adding, "He has again been asked to join investigation by Wednesday."This revelation could create more trouble for Aam Aadmi Party, which is already battling charges of illegal funding.Acting on a tip off, Delhi Police had registered a case under Excise Act on January 31 and a team led by ACP (crime) KPS malhotra had recovered 497 cartons ie 8352 bottles of "for sale in Haryana only" liquor from a godown at Om Vihar, Uttam Nagar."Further investigations have indicated that the liquor belongs to one of the candidates from Uttam Nagar constituency, Naresh Balyan, who is also a sitting Municipal Councillor from Nawada in South Delhi Municipal Corporation," Yadav said.