A Gujarat court has sentenced 14 individuals to life imprisonment for their roles in a significant Bitcoin ransom case from 2018, marking a decisive moment in one of India’s largest crypto-related crimes. A businessman was kidnapped and forced to hand over 176 Bitcoins (then worth crores) along with ₹32 crore in cash as ransom. The case exposed how digital assets could be exploited for untraceable ransoms. Blockchain forensics played a key role in tracing the Bitcoin back to the victim, strengthening the prosecution’s case. This landmark ruling demonstrates India’s commitment to tackling crypto crime and serves as a precedent for handling future cases of this nature.