Right. So, turns out a former lawmaker and a police officer in India were a bit…enthusiastic about acquiring some bitcoins. Like, $3.6 million worth. From a businessman. Not exactly “protect and serve,” is it?
The ‘Sophisticated’ Scheme
Apparently, an Indian court decided 14 people – including Nalin Kotadiya, ex-MLA for the Bharatiya Janata Party (because naturally), and Jagdish Patel, former Amreli superintendent of police (double naturally) – are going to have a very long think about their life choices. Life in prison, to be precise. According to Hindustan Times, they decided kidnapping and illegally detaining two blokes, Shailesh Bhatt and Kishor Paladia, was a perfectly reasonable way to get their hands on some digital currency.
They held these guys at a farmhouse – a *farmhouse*, honestly – and basically demanded they hand over the bitcoins. Like something out of a really bad movie. And several unnamed Amreli police constables were involved. Because of course they were. 👮♀️
Judge B.B. Jadav was having none of it. Here’s what he said:
“The accused have hatched a criminal conspiracy… abducted victim Shailesh Bhatt against his will… illegally confined him at Keshav Farm… demanded a huge sum of money. [They] beat him and received the amount… through various Angadiya firms, which are recovered in the present case on hand.”
Honestly, “Angadiya firms”? Sounds terribly clandestine. And Kotadiya? He personally threatened Bhatt. Charming. 🙄
But hold on, things get even *better*. Apparently, Bhatt – the victim, remember? – had allegedly gotten those bitcoins in the first place by pretending to be an income tax official and extorting another businessman, Dhaval Mavani. Who then complained to the police. It’s like a Bitcoin-fueled game of pass-the-parcel, but with handcuffs. ⛓️
And the judge wasn’t thrilled with the actual police who knew Bhatt was doing dodgy things with bitcoin and didn’t, you know, do anything about it. The irony. It physically hurts. 🤦♀️
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2025-09-01 13:58