Businesspersons in Delhi have received around 160 extortion calls till October this year, averaging one call every other day, giving the fraternity sleepless nights.
The majority of these calls originate from foreign-based gangsters or their associates, using Voice Over Internet Protocol or international phone numbers, police sources said on Tuesday.
According to the sources, the calls were received mostly by builders and property dealers, jewellers, and owners of sweet shops and car showrooms across the city.
Around 160 extortion calls to businessmen have been reported till October (around 300 days) this year. In some cases, the calls were followed by firing outside the house of the office of the targeted individual, a source said.
Last week, seven such cases were reported in just four days where gangsters targeted a jeweller, gym owner, property dealer, sweet shop owner and a motor workshop owner among others.