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Strategies & Market Trends : India Coffee House
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To: ratan lal who wrote (3283)11/26/1998 6:41:00 PM
From: Mohan Marette  Read Replies (2) of 12475
 
The dreaded 'call' in Ransom City-Mumbai.

Ratan:

Here is an article which corroborates what your friend had told you recently after returning from a trip to Bombay.I noticed couple of things here.

1)There appears to be some truth to the story.
2)It seems exaggeration is also part of the problem,plus a lot of prank calls to boot.
3)Some action (as can be expected under the circumstances) is being taken by the police and the citizens.
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...The alarming increase in extortion threats spreads panic among Mumbai's businessmen and traders, forcing the state Government to sit up and take note.

By V. Shankar Aiyar

Nicky Aneja is your typical hip-hop with the gift of the gab. He sells apartments in Mumbai's western suburbs. Such was his normal attire -- cell phone, pager, trendy shoes, blue-tag Levi's and designer shirts -- that often the sellers mistook him for a buyer. For over three weeks now, Aneja has taken to "dressing down". The reason: a month ago two of his realtor friends got "calls" after they advertised for clients.

Aneja is not the only one "dressing down". In Mumbai, there are many like him who have come to fear the telephone ring -- the caller could be an extortionist asking for his cut. Lobbyist and Congressman Vijay Kalantri recalls how one of his friends received a "congratulation" call within five minutes of driving home in a new Honda City. It was only when Kalantri's friend asked for the caller's identity that he realised that this was the "dreaded call"......

india-today.com
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