Fourteen people have been sentenced to life imprisonment in India for kidnapping a man to steal his cryptocurrencies, according to a local publication.
The group consisted of eleven police officers and a former local politician.
The court found that in 2018, they kidnapped a businessman from Surat because they knew he had recovered some Bitcoins from a failed investment.
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The victim was held against his will and assaulted until he handed over the cryptocurrencies.
The court convicted them of kidnapping, conspiracy, and corruption.