PANews, January 5th, reports from Tribune that a bizarre case has occurred in Pakistan where a cryptocurrency trader was kidnapped in a police car. It is reported that the cryptocurrency trader was abducted by five men in a police car and was forced at gunpoint to transfer $340,000 from his phone. The assailants claimed to be police officers, and the local police have already filed a case regarding this incident and have handed it over to the Anti-Violence Crime Team (AVCC) for further investigation.

It is reported that the victim claimed the suspects had previously contacted him for a cryptocurrency transaction, but he refused. According to police sources, evidence has now been collected regarding the police officer's phone and the officer involved in the case.