{"id":688048,"date":"2025-08-30T14:25:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T11:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/indian-court-sentences-14-to-life-in-bitcoin-extortion-case\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T14:25:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T11:25:11","slug":"indian-court-sentences-14-to-life-in-bitcoin-extortion-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/indian-court-sentences-14-to-life-in-bitcoin-extortion-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian court sentences 14 to life in Bitcoin extortion case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float:right;margin:0 0 10px 15px;width:240px\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMDgvMDE5OGZhNzktYzBhNy03MzFhLWI4MzQtOGE1OGMyMWUxYjc2.jpg\" class=\"type:primaryImage\">\n                    <\/p>\n<p>A former BJP legislator and 11 police officials have been convicted for the 2018 abduction of a Surat businessman in a plot to seize over 750 Bitcoin.<\/p>\n<p><p data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\">An Indian anti-corruption court has sentenced 14 individuals, including 11 police officials and a former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), to life imprisonment in a case involving the kidn<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ing and extortion of crypto from a Surat-based businessman in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The judgment, delivered by Special Judge B.B. Jadav in Ahmedabad on Friday, found the group guilty of criminal conspiracy, kidnapping for ransom, illegal detention, and assault, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/ahmedabad\/bitcoin-extortion-case-ex-bjp-mla-ex-sp-among-14-handed-life\/articleshow\/123591797.cms\" title=\"null\">according<\/a> to a report by The Times of India.<\/p>\n<p>Among those convicted are former Amreli district superintendent of police Jagdish Patel and ex-MLA Nalin Kotadiya. All 11 police officers, including former IPS officer Patel, were also found guilty under the Prevention of Corruption Act for misconduct by public servants.<\/p>\n<p>Read more<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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