• 03 October, 2024
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India Arrests Man for Kidnapping, Extorting $125M in Crypto

Indian authorities have arrested a man for allegedly kidnapping two employees of BitConnect's creator and extorting $125 million in crypto. The man, Shailesh Babulal Bhatt, lost money investing in BitConnect, a crypto Ponzi scheme. To recoup his losses, he kidnapped the employees and demanded a ransom in cryptocurrency. Indian law enforcement has recovered $52 million in assets linked to the extortion.

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