Bitcoin case: CID crime gets 7 days remand of main accused LCB PI Anant Patel
April 20, 2018
Ahmedabad:
The main accused of sensational Bitcoin extortion and loot case, Amreli LCB PI Anant Patel who was nabbed yesterday was produced in a court today which allowed 7 days remand (up to April 27) to CID-crime for further interrogation and investigation in the sensational case.
The CID crime had sought 14 days remand from the court.
Patel who was on a run since the filing of the case earlier this month pertaining to the alleged abduction of a Surat based builder from Gandhingar on February 14 and forceful transfer of 200 bitcoins worth Rs 12 crores from his account and also alleged extortion of 32 crores from him, was nabbed from Adalaj area in Gandhinagar yesterday by crime branch of Ahmedabad police and was handed over to CID-crime.
He had shaved off his head to hide his identity.
Earlier on April 8, two police constable of Amreli LCB Babu Der and Vijay and a Surat based Advocate Ketan Patel were arrested in the case and jailed.
CID crime has constituted an SIT in connection with sensational case.
Notably, the case was lodged on the complaint of Surat builder Shailesh Bhatt, who has alleged that he was kidnapped by Patel and several other policemen from Amreli LCB. Bhatt alleged that he was kept in a farm house under abduction. He has also alleged that one of his partner was the conspirator.
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