The Sordid Case Of A Crypto Trader’s Abduction
A Karachi resident who traded in crypto currency had no idea what he was in for when he was approached by some men who wanted help in buying crypto currency. He told them that he didn’t do such business and they went away – only to return some time later. This time they came in a mobile with official police number plates and took him away blindfolded. A CCTV camera caught their arrival in an official police van.
Under duress he was made to transfer $346,000 (Rs 95 million) worth of crypto currency into accounts operated by his kidnappers. Once that was done they reset his phone and dropped him in a remote area of the city.
The crypto trader then filed a complaint with senior police officers and the matter was investigated. It…
