$840,000 Bitcoin ransom plot foiled, kidnapped crypto traders rescued
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The gang is also thought to be involved in various kidnapping, extortion, loot, and robbery cases, the Hindustan Times reports.Jaipur police named the three rescued people as 19-year-old Luftan Shaikh, 44-year-old Malang Shah, and 36-year-old Mohammad Shazad.The captives told police they were tortured by the gang members with “belts, sticks, and other things.”“The gang kidnapped Shaikh and Shazad, two bitcoin traders, and demanded 80 Bitcoins ($840,000) worth ₹8 crore ($1.2 million).
As said here by Matthew Beedham