Nalin Kotadia goes untraced after summoned by CID in bit coin case

Gandhinagar: Former GPP (Gujarat Parivartan Party) MLA Nalin Kotadia has gone untraced after summoned by State CID Crime for questioning in bitcoin extortion/kidnapping case. Kotadia was summoned and asked to appear before State CID Crime at 3.00 pm. However he didn’t turn up and went untraced. Kotadia was summoned again for appearance at 3.00 pm today, but he failed to turn up. Kotadia’s wife said he had left home yesterday morning and had not returned. Kotadia is likely to be summoned for third and possibly the last time on Monday.

With arrests of District Superintendent of Police(DSP) of Amreli district Jagdish Patel, Local Crime Branch Police Inspector Anant Patel, mastermind of bit coin case Kirit Paladiya the CID is believed to have established the role of Kotadia in this case. Complainant Shailesh Bhatt has time and again said that Kotadia was involved in this crime. Bhatt has in his statement said that Kotadia was asking him to give Rs 20 crore to police over a phone call.

Elected on Keshubhai Patel’s Gujarat Parivartan Party (GPP) ticket on Patidar plank, Nalin Kotadia was with BJP after Keshubhai announced dissolution of GPP. Later he joined Hardik Patel led Patidar quota agitation and played aggressive role. Later he parted with the agitation and voted for BJP candidate in Rajya Sabha poll. Kotadia didn’t contest again from his Dhari assembly seat in general election of assembly last year. Controversial Kotadia had once stated that villagers living nearby Gir sanctuary should start killing the lions. Kotadia was once in the news for attacking a person, video of which was captured by CCTV camera. In another controversy, Kotadia had made his phone talk public in which State BJP treasurer Surendrakaka was replying his query and admitting that certain land was cleared by then Chief Minister Anandiben Patel on recommendation of Khodaldham Trust. Kotadia was once also in news for his meeting with AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal.

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