Delhi businessmen received 160 extortion calls in 300 days, facing threats almost every other day.
160 extortion calls in 300 days: Delhi businessmen threatened every other day
Businessmen in Delhi have received around 160 extortion calls by October this year, averaging one every other day, police said.
In one such incident reported from Rohini on November 5, three men entered a showroom and fired in the air. They left behind an extortion note with the names of gangsters and an amount written on it.
“Yogesh Dahia, Fajje Bhai and Monti Mann and ₹10 crore”, said the note.
Rising Extortion Calls in Delhi: Criminal Gangs Target Businessmen
FIRs have been filed in all seven cases, with Special Cell and Crime Branch teams working to apprehend the culprits.
According to the Delhi Police’s statistics accessed by PTI, a total of 133 extortion cases were reported from across the national capital till August 15, this year.
Sources said police have identified 11 gangs involved in making the extortion calls as well as shootings and murders in the national capital region in the last few months.
The gangs include Lawrence Bishnoi-Goldy Brar, Himanshu Bhau, Kapil Sangwan alias Nandu, Jitender Gogi-Sampat Nehra, Hashim Baba, Sunil Tillu, Kaushal Chaudhary, Neeraj Faridpuria and Neeraj Bawana.
