Police officer accused of â¹12 cr Bitcoin extortion arrested
Ahmedabad crime branch officials arrested police inspector Anant Patel in â¹12-crore Bitcoin extortion case on Thursday. The officials arrested him from near a paan shop in Adalaj, Gujarat and said that "he had shaved his head and worn a camouflage cap to hide his identity." Patel was accused of kidnapping Surat-based builder Shailesh Bhatt and extorting 200 Bitcoins from him.