Bitcoin case: Kotadiya sent to jail after CID-crime did not seek any further remand

Ahmedabad: Former MLA Nalin Kotadiya was today sent to judicial custody (jail) after the CID-crime produced him in a special court here today after completion of his seven days remand.

Kotadiya was arrested by Crime Branch of Ahmedabad police from Amalner in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra on September 10 in connection with Bitcoin sensational Bitcoin extortion and kidnapping case and was produced in court which had allowed his seven days remand to CID-crime till today.

An official of CID-crime said that the agency probing the matter did not seek any further remand. So he was sent to jail.

Kotadiya, who was declared absconder by the special ACB court here on June 18, was on a run for almost 3 months.

Notably the then Amreli SP Jagdish Patel and LCB PI Anant Patel along with other culprits have been nabbed in the sensational case related to alleged kidnapping of Surat based builder Shailesh Bhatt and extorting bitcoin from him with the help of Amreli police. Kotadiya, who had earlier got elected from Dhari assembly seat in 2012 election on GPP ticket, had gone underground since his role in the case and taking a share of over Rs 60 lakhs became clear. He had not turned up before CID-crime despite several summons and warrant.

Interestingly in the case with many twists and turns complainant Bhatt also turned out to be a culprit and a separate case against him and others has also been lodged. He too is on the run.

DeshGujarat