On July 31, DhavalMavani, which developed the Bitconnect website, was arrested in New Delhi. Mavani was hired by Bitconnect Asia head Divyesh Darji in 2017 to create a website for Bitconnect, which is considered an important part of the $3.2 billion cryptocurrency scam. It is reported that he is also a witness of two businessmen in Gujarat, India, allegedly kidnapped for extorting 11,000 Litecoins, 2,256 bitcoins and cash cases.