Gandhinagar:

CID crime has constituted an SIT in connection with sensational Bitcoin extortion and loot case and nabbed 3 policeman, DGP CID-Crime Ashish Bhatia today informed.

Addressing a press conference he said that so far nine policeman including LCB PI Anant Patel has been lodged in this connection.

A CID team today conducted raids in Amreli and arrested 3 policeman including Babu Der and Vijay.

He said that an SIT under DIG CID Dipankar Trivedi has been constituted for detailed investigation in the case.

Notably, the case was lodged on the complaint of Surat builder Shailesh Bhatt that he was abducted and 200 bitcoins worth around Rs 12 crore were forcibly taken from him. He alleged that one of his partner who planned the abduction and extortion had taken help of several officials of Amreli police.

DeshGujarat