PANews reported on January 5 that according to Tribune, a bizarre case of a cryptocurrency trader being kidnapped in a police car occurred in Pakistan. It is reported that the cryptocurrency trader was kidnapped by five men in a police car and forced to transfer $340,000 from his mobile phone at gunpoint. The perpetrator claimed to be a policeman. At present, the local police have filed a case on the matter and handed it over to the Anti-Violent Crime Team (AVCC) for further investigation.

It is reported that the victim claimed that the suspect had previously contacted him for cryptocurrency transactions, but he refused. According to police sources, evidence has been collected regarding the police’s mobile phone and the officers involved in the case.