In Paris, police successfully rescued the father of a wealthy cryptocurrency entrepreneur from a kidnapping that involved a ransom demand. The father was abducted in the morning and found in a house in the Essonne region during a nighttime raid. Reports revealed severe injuries, including the severing of a finger. Five suspects were arrested, indicating a disturbing trend of extortion targeting those involved in cryptocurrency. This incident follows a previous case in January involving a co-founder of Ledger, where police had to perform a rescue amidst ransom demands in cryptocurrency.
Police investigators located the hostage in a house in the Essonne region south of Paris, from which he was rescued on Saturday night.
The incident was accompanied by a ransom demand, reflecting a worrying trend of extortion involving individuals in the cryptocurrency sector.
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