Summary:
The Ahmedabad sessions court on Monday declared former MLA Nalin Kotadiya as a proclaimed offender in the Rs9.95 crore bitcoin extortion case of Surat. After summons was issued to him twice last month, Kotadiya issued a statement claiming innocence and alleged that he was being framed. The court also issued an arrest warrant against Jatin Patel, another accused in the multi-crore rupee bitcoin case. The court accepted CID's application and declared the ex-MLA as a proclaimed offender, and directed him to appear before it within 30 days. The former MLA allegedly received Rs66 lakh of the money that was extorted from Bhatt..