Summary:
CID officers are on the lookout for former MLA Nalin Kotadiya, whose name has cropped up during the interrogation of Kirit Paladiya, the mastermind in the kidnapping of Shailesh Bhatt and extortion of 176 bitcoins. The CID first served summons on Kotadiya on May 4. Officers issued more summons after they didn't receive any response from the former MLA. On May 7, Kotadiya released a press statement claiming that he was being "framed by the conspirators". A team was even sent to Chandigarh following a tip-off though it turned out to be false, said a source..