74 year old French man kidnapped and tortured for 16 hours, kidnappers mistakenly identify his son as a 'cryptocurrency millionaire' Foresight News reported that according to Actu17, the police in the French department of Iser è re stated that a 74 year old man was kidnapped from his home on January 25th and subsequently transferred to a bar in the department of Dr ô me where he was illegally detained and severely abused for about 16 hours. His face was cut and one finger was severed. The suspect mistakenly believed that his son was a cryptocurrency millionaire and demanded a ransom of 3 million euros in cryptocurrency from him, and sent a video of the violence through encrypted communication to exert pressure. The police subsequently arrested three suspects in their twenties in the Rh ô ne Valley area. The three have been formally charged and detained on charges including organized kidnapping, torture, and acts of barbarism. The investigation shows that the suspect may have acted under the direction of others.