Summary:
Along with the arrested duo, other accused booked in the case are Shailesh Bhatt, Kirit Vala, Jignesh Moradiya, Umesh alias Umlo, Jignesh Kheni, J K Rarjput, and Bavaji. Savaliya gave the name and details of Mavani to the accused.The accused later kidnapped Mavani on February 1 and extorted bitcoin and cash total worth Rs 155,21,82,000 from him. Surat: CID (crime) arrested two accused in a fresh complaint lodged in CID against Shailesh Bhatt, who is complainant in the Bitcoin extortion case in which Amreli SP Jagdish Patel and police inspector Anant Patel have been arrested.The investigation by the CID has revealed that Bhatt and his other associates have extorted bitcoins from one Dhaval Mavani of Surat.Police arrested Nikunj Bhatt, the nephew of Shailesh, and Dilip Kanani for alleged involvement in the extortion case. Each bitcoin was valued Rs 5.81 lakh and the total value of 11,000 lite-coin was Rs 9.64 lakh on the day of extortion, police informed.Meanwhile, the key accused Shailesh has gone underground and is yet to be nabbed. After failed attempt to extort money and keeping Savaliya in confinement for three days at a farm house the accused planed to kidnap Dhaval Mavani..