Crypto Millionaire Reveals Shocking Details of His $2M Kidnapping in the UK

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By Dextape Desk · November 8, 2026

Crypto investor Evan Luthra told BeInCrypto in an interview that he was kidnapped last year in Oxford, England, where five masked men took more than $2 million in digital assets from him within about half an hour. The attackers struck on November 4, 2025, after he left an Oxford event, when a driver booked through an acquaintance turned into a tree-lined lane. He described the hours that followed as the most expensive part, since he had no phone or internet while transfers kept moving. Binance returned roughly $370,000 after a UK court order under the Proceeds of Crime Act, and MEXC also froze funds. Police charged a 24-year-old man in December 2025, and the trial has been pushed back to November 2027.

Why it matters: The case shows how quickly stolen crypto can move and how much a delay in reporting can cost victims trying to recover funds.

Mentioned: Binance

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