Fake police kidnapped a businessman and stole his 10 million fortune
6 suspects who handcuffed a foreign businessman and usurped his assets worth 198 thousand dollars were detained.
Quick Look
6 suspects, who introduced themselves as police officers in Sarıyer, kidnapped a foreign businessman and usurped his assets worth 198 thousand dollars, were caught in Başakşehir with the operation of Istanbul Police Department teams.
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Why It Matters
The suspects introduced themselves as police officers, stopped the businessman, kidnapped him and seized his assets.
The horrifying incident took place in Sarıyer at around 00.50 on October 5. According to the news of Habertürk reporter Mustafa Şekeroğlu, foreign businessman A.D. was stopped by the suspects posing as police officers while he was driving his vehicle.
The suspects handcuffed the businessman and forcibly detained him. The valuable belongings and digital assets of the businessman, who was threatened with a gun, were also targeted by the suspects.
THEY USURN HIS CRYPTO ASSETS AND HIS WATCH WORTH 150 THOUSAND DOLLARS
It was determined that the suspects stole crypto assets worth $38 thousand and a luxury wristwatch worth $150 thousand from the businessman they kidnapped at gunpoint. It was determined that the suspects, who were not satisfied with this, made the victim obtain 10 thousand dollars from his friends and took this money by force. Thus, 198 thousand dollars of money and assets of the businessman, worth a total of 10 million TL, were stolen.
HE WAS FOUND WITH HANDCUFFED IN BAŞAKŞEHİR
Businessman A.D., who was kidnapped in Sarıyer, was later found handcuffed in Başakşehir. After the incident emerged, Istanbul Police Department Public Order Branch Directorate Extortion Bureau teams started working to determine the identities of the suspects who introduced themselves as police officers.
EXTRACTOR OFFICE TEAMS TRACKED THE SUSPECTS
Extortion Bureau teams carried out technical and physical follow-up work after the incident. As a result of the investigations, the identities of 6 suspects who were determined to be involved in the kidnapping of business people and the extortion of their assets were identified. Police teams caught and detained 6 suspects in the operation they carried out on October 9.
POLICE VEST, RADIO MOBILES AND FAKE IDENTIFICATIONS WERE SEIZED
During the operations against the suspects, 1 police vest, 5 radios, 2 unlicensed pistols, 1 airsoft rifle, a large amount of ammunition and 3 fake IDs were seized. While the police teams seized the seized materials, they continued their investigation into the incident where the suspects posed as police officers and kidnapped the businessman and robbed his assets.
6 SUSPECTS WERE REFERRED TO THE COURTHOUSE
6 suspects, whose procedures were completed at the Extortion Bureau, were referred to the judicial authorities on charges of qualified plunder and deprivation of liberty.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Referring the suspects to court with a request for arrest.
Very likely · Within days
Open Questions
- Whether the suspects have been involved in similar crimes before
- Whether the usurped crypto assets can be recovered or not
