Kidnapping and killing of a Bitcoin owner in the capital, Kiev: Details here

Kiev police arrested four men, aged between 24 and 29, on charges of kidnapping and murdering a 29-year-old foreign man.

The crime was aimed at stealing approximately 3 bitcoins (BTC), worth approximately seven million hryvnia (about 170 thousand dollars).

the details:

According to a report by the Ukrainian National Police, the incident occurred around midnight when residents of a building in the Solomyansky district heard screaming and saw several men beating and dragging another person into a car.

The victim, whose identity has not been revealed, was a well-known cryptocurrency owner.

Police launched a large-scale operation in Kiev and surrounding areas to locate and arrest the suspects.

With the cooperation of all police units, the authorities were able to identify and arrest the four perpetrators.

Investigations revealed that the suspects planned the kidnapping after learning that the victim possessed a large amount of Bitcoin.

They followed him to his home and attacked him when he returned around midnight.

The attackers forcibly transported the victim to an abandoned building in the Kiev area, where they forced him to transfer his bitcoins to their encrypted wallet.

After securing the transfer, the suspects strangled the victim.

To cover their tracks, the perpetrators changed the car's license plates and, if convicted, face life imprisonment.