City bizman gets threat calls 'from pak'
MUMBAI, Aug. 26 -- A 51-year-old Nepean Sea Road resident, who is in the petrochemical imports business, has complained about continuous threat calls since June from an international number with Pakistan's country code demanding he pay an Iranian company he once dealt with.
The complainant's company, which has offices in Mumbai and Dubai, imports petrochemicals from the Middle East, Europe, and America. In 2014-2015, the company imported several chemical and petrochemical consignments from an Iranian company and, as the USA had imposed sanctions on Iran, their payout was made in Dubai.
However, in 2018, the Iranian company approached courts in Iran claiming it did not receive payments for some consignments. As the complainant was not a party in the litigation, the Iranian company won the case and approached the Bombay High Court with the judgement. Their interim to seize the complainant's property was rejected by the high court and the petition is currently pending.
"The complainant said he began getting calls, allegedly from Chhota Shakeel's office, from June this year onwards asking him to pay $20 million due to the Iranian company," said a police officer. In the next few calls, they demanded $800 million for settlement.
Using the international number, the accused sent a photo of the complainant's office to him and asked him if he wanted the same fate as Baba Siddique, who was shot dead in Bandra East last year.
Similar calls and text messages were also sent to the complainant's family members, staff, and senior officers, the officer said....
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