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Indian court hands life sentences to 14 in 2018 Bitcoin extortion case
An Indian anti-corruption court has sentenced 14 people, including 11 police officers and a former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator, to life imprisonment for their roles in the 2018 kidnapping and extortion of a Surat-based businessman who had recovered cryptocurrency. The court found the accused guilty of criminal conspiracy, kidnapping