Father of a Cryptocurrency Entrepreneur Released After Kidnapping, Finger Cut Off

BlockBeats News, May 4th, French Minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau shared a case in which, three and a half months after the co-founder of Ledger was kidnapped for ransom, the father of a man who made a fortune in the cryptocurrency field was kidnapped in Paris on Saturday night and was released through a raid two days later, with four suspects being arrested. According to the Paris Prosecutor's Office, the man was kidnapped around 10:30 a.m. on Thursday in the 14th arrondissement of Paris. According to a police source, the kidnapping was carried out by four masked men in front of witnesses, who took the victim into a delivery van.

The Prosecutor's Office did not disclose the specific ransom amount, but according to Le Parisien, the criminals demanded a ransom of 5 to 7 million euros to be paid via bank transfer. A source close to the case told Agence France-Presse that the kidnappers demanded a "very high" amount but the ransom was not paid.

Through "extensive investigations," the police rescued the abducted victim in a residential area in the Essonne department around 9 p.m. on Saturday. The Prosecutor's Office stated that the victim was injured and taken care of by rescue personnel, but did not specify the extent of the injuries. A source close to the case revealed that one of the victim's fingers was severed.