================================================================================================ CASE 171 | 42 y/o man | January 16, 2024 | Romania ================================================================================================ DATABASE RECORD id 171 date January 16, 2024 original_date January 16, 2024 year 2024 month 1 quarter 2024-Q1 victim 42 y/o man location Cluj, Romania country Romania scenario Kidnapping description Restaurant owner kidnapped, doused in diesel, force fed alcohol, has finger cut off, until he transferred $200K USD in crypto. kidnappings 0 violence_torture 0 drugs_alcohol 0 weapons 0 theft 0 life_taken 0 money_wanted 950,000 lei coin_type crypto reports RomaniaTV notes tortured by three masked individuals in a hall on the outskirts of the city, finger cut off has_processed_date 1 created_at 2025-11-13 05:44:45 AI SUMMARY [generated at bulk import, NOT verified against sources] **Victim:** 42 y/o man **Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators **Attack Method:** Kidnapping **Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation **Crypto Stolen:** 950,000 lei in crypto **Status:** Investigation ongoing LINKED SOURCES [url] https://www.romaniatv.net/afaceristul-din-cluj-care-sustine-ca-a-fost-torturat-pentru-parola-portofelului-cripto-era-de-fapt-beat-la-volan_8057741.html NOTES ON THIS FILE * matched to sheet row 172: exact match on victim + year, unique on both sides ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ARTICLE 1 Source RomaniaTV URL https://www.romaniatv.net/afaceristul-din-cluj-care-sustine-ca-a-fost-torturat-pentru-parola-portofelului-cripto-era-de-fapt-beat-la-volan_8057741.html Origin reported_K&R sheet, row 172, column "Articles" Length 2,058 chars ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The businessman from Cluj who claims that he was tortured for the password of the crypto wallet was, in fact, drunk at the wheel A Cluj-based businessman claimed on Wednesday that he had been kidnapped by several men and tortured to reveal to them the password from his cryptocurrency wallet. Filip Stan 18 Jan. 2024, 10:14 The man, the owner of a well-known restaurant in Cluj, was involved in a light road accident and the police later discovered that he had drunkenly got behind the wheel. The machine indicated an alcohol level of 0.76. He told the agents that he was sequestered in a hall and tortured. The assailants would have left him even without a finger. They would have wanted access to the businessman’s virtual wallet, where he would have cryptocurrencies of over 950,000 lei. The man claims that he gave them the access code to release him. Police have found nothing on surveillance cameras in the area to confirm the man's words, but are still investigating. Initially, the businessman made no complaints, but had to give explanations to the police after a road accident. It all came to light shortly before 6 a.m. when a police crew was directed to a car involved in a road event. When they reached the car stopped on the side of the road, the agents saw the driver injured, with a severed finger and full of blood. It was tested and resulted in an alcohol level of 0.76 milligrams per liter, pure alcohol in the exhaled air. “On January 16, around 05.45, in Cluj-Napoca was registered a road event involving a man, 42 years old, under the influence of alcoholic beverages. Respectively 0.76 mg/l of pure alcohol in the exhaled air,” the police said. As it was a slight accident, the police asked him what happened and transported him to the hospital, where the whole story was found. The owner told law enforcement that he was tortured by three masked individuals in a hall on the outskirts of the city. The assault was based on the secret code of access to the cryptocurrency wallet, where, the Cluj claim, it would have about $200,000. ================================================================================================ generated from attacks-export-Gart-website.json + reported_K&R | case 171 ================================================================================================