🇫🇷 Possible crypto-related kidnapping in Val d'Oise.
On Monday, at around 3:40 p.m., the father of an entrepreneur believed to be active in the crypto sector was kidnapped in broad daylight on a street in Val-d'Oise.
Hooded men wearing gloves took him away in a van, right in front of his home.
A few dozen minutes later, his shoes were found a few meters from the house, then his phone in another street.
The 53-year-old man, an executive in the healthcare sector, is best known as the father of a crypto entrepreneur based in Dubai.
While the exact link to cryptocurrency remains a "hypothesis" for investigators, it is one of the most likely leads.
Fortunately, the victim was released that same evening, but he suffered extensive physical abuse.
It is not known whether a ransom was demanded or paid.
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