Bitcoin trader ends life, blames cop & his brother for step

A bitcoin trader allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling at his residence in Ranip locality here, police said on Sunday. The incident took place on Saturday night, they said. The victim, Bharat Patel, left a note behind in which he accused a senior police officer and his brother of threatening him for the losses they had suffered in the cryptocurrency investment, police said. A police official said, in the suicide note, Patel accused Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) Chirag Savani and his elder brother Haresh Savani of putting pressure on him and threatening him to compensate for the losses they suffered in bitcoin trading. In the note, Patel mentioned that he worked as a bitcoin trader and invested bitcoins on behalf of the Savani brothers, in which they incurred losses, the official said. "The suicide note will be sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory for examination, and Ranip police inspector will conduct an investigation based on the ...

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