Title:Bitcoin extortion case: complainant now becomes an accused

In a new twist in the country's first case of extortion of crypto currency, the Gujarat Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has booked a Surat-based builder for allegedly extorting over ₹155 crore in cash and bitcoins from two persons.

古吉拉特刑事调查局(CID)在该国首起敲诈加密货币案件中，在新一轮案件中，已安排了一名驻苏拉特的工人，据称他们向两人敲诈超过155欧元的现金和锡币。

Earlier, the builder and realtor, Shailesh Bhatt, was the complainant in a bitcoin extortion case in which bitcoins worth ₹9 crore were extorted from him by Amreli polic. The police have arrested Amreli Superintendent of Police (SP) Jagdish Patel while a former BJP legislator Nalin Kotadia is on the run.

早些时候，建筑工人和房地产经纪人Shailesh Bhatt是比特钱币勒索案的原告，在该案中，阿姆雷利警察向他敲诈了价值为9欧元的硬币。警方逮捕了Jagdish Patel的警察总监，而前印度人民党议员Nalin Kotadia正在逃亡。

In his complaint, Bhatt had alleged that some Amreli policemen extorted "bitcoins worth ₹9 crore" from him four months back when he was abducted and beaten by the cops.

在申诉中，巴特声称一些阿姆雷利警察勒索并报出价值为9欧元的钱币；在他四个月前，他被警察绑架和殴打。

"While probing the case, we learnt that Bhatt was an extortionist, as he had extorted bitcoins worth ₹155 crore from others before he himself became a victim, when he was kidnapped by the Amreli police," CID (Crime) chief Ashish Bhatia told newsmen on Monday when he announced lodging a new case to book the complainant and others.

“在调查此案时，我们得知巴特是敲诈者，因为他在他自己成为受害者之前，曾向他人敲诈价值155欧元的旧币，当时他被阿姆利警察绑架，" CID(罪行)负责人Ashish Bhatia星期一在宣布向申诉人和其他人提交新案件时告诉新闻工作者。

"Around two years back, one Satish Kumbhani of Surat floated a company called 'Bit Connect' and lured people like Bhatt to invest in it to get huge returns in short time. Bhatt had invested ₹2 crore in it. However, its promoters shut shop in January this year and went underground," said Mr. Bhatia.

大约两年前，苏拉特的一家Satish Kumbhani投资了一家名为“Bit Connect”的公司，并吸引着像巴特这样的人投资在很短的时间内获得巨额回报。然而，该公司的推销商今年1月关闭了商店，转入地下。

To recover his investment, Bhatt's accomplices first kidnapped Piyush Savalia by posing as Income Tax officials, as Mr. Savalia used to work for that company. Mr. Savalia was confined in a farm house at gun-point for three days in January-end.

为了收回投资，巴特的同伙首先绑架了Piyush Savalia，称Savalia先生为所得税官员，而Savalia先生曾在一家农庄工作过，1月底在枪口处被关押了三天。

"On February 1, Bhatt's men kidnapped Dhaval Mavani at gun-point, as the latter was also attached with the bankrupt firm. Bhatt's accomplices forced Mavani to transfer 2,256 bitcoins worth ₹131 crore into their account. The builder and his accomplices had also transferred another 166 bitcoins worth ₹9.64 crore into their account," Mr. Bhatia said, sharing details of how Bhatt and his aides were running an underworld type extortion racket in Surat where people turned to virtual currencies to convert their black money during and after demonetisation.

2月1日，巴特的人持枪绑架了Dhaval Mavani，因为后者也与破产公司有关联，而Bhatt的同伙迫使Mavani将价值为2,256枚比特钱币转入他们的账户。建设商及其同伙还把另外166枚价值9.64欧元的锡币转入他们的账户。巴蒂亚说，他详细介绍了巴特和他的助手在苏拉特如何进行地下敲诈勒索，人们在控制期间和之后转向虚拟货币转换他们的黑钱。

To set Mr. Mavani free, Bhatt and his accomplices also extorted ₹14.50 crore cash, which the builder received through the 'Angadia' service (an unofficial cash courier service), he said.

他说，为了解放马瓦尼先生，巴特和他的同伙还敲诈14.50欧元的现金，建造商通过“安加迪”服务（非官方现金运送服务）得到了这笔现金。

"Bhatt and his accomplices extorted bitcoins and cash worth a total of ₹155.21 crore. Later, they distributed the bitcoins among themselves. Bhatt had kept around 700 bitcoins," the CID official said.

巴特和他的同伙敲诈了价值共计155.21克雷的烟头币和现金，后来又相互分发这些钱币，巴特存放了大约700枚钱币，国际开发部官员说。

"Since Shailesh Bhatt is not tech-savvy, he took help of his nephew Nikunj Bhatt to transfer these bitcoins into his victual wallet." The CID (crime) has arrested Nikunj Bhatt.

"由于Shailesh Bhatt并非科技熟练，他得到侄子Nikunj Bhatt的帮助，将这些贱民钱转入他惯用的钱包"，刑事调查局逮捕了Nikunj Bhatt。

The entire conspiracy was unearthed when Savalia was questioned by the CID recently after the arrest of Amreli SP and Police Inspector Anant Patel and Bhatt's business partner Kirit Paladia.

在逮捕Amreli SP和警察总监Anant Patel和Bhatt的商业伙伴Kirit Paladia后，情报部最近对Savalia进行了询问，于是整个阴谋被发掘。

Mr. Bhatia added that the bitcoin extortion racket is set to get bigger as more people who invested in the hope of making quick bucks became victims of organised racket.

巴蒂亚先生补充说，比特钱勒索敲诈勒索将会变得更大，因为希望快速赚钱的更多的人成了有组织的敲诈勒索的受害者。

"When we started probe, Shailesh Bhatt even paid ₹34.50 lakh to Piyush Savalia to keep mum and give a false statement that he was never kidnapped by Bhatt and his aides," said Mr. Bhatia.

巴蒂亚先生说：“我们开始调查时，沙利什·巴特甚至向Piyush Savalia付了34.50欧元的钱，以保持妈妈，并作出虚假陈述，说他从未被巴特和他的助手绑架。

While two persons, including Bhatt's nephew, have already been arrested on charges of kidnapping and extortion, a search is on for others including Bhatt in the new case while former legislator in the original case.

虽然包括巴特的侄子在内的两人已经因绑架和勒索罪被捕，但在此案中，在前立法机关审理此案的时候，正在搜查其他人，包括Bhatt。