Bengaluru, June 29 -- In a dramatic turn of events during what was meant to be a cryptocurrency exchange, a Bengaluru entrepreneur was allegedly robbed of Rs.2 crore in cash by a gang of armed men. The incident unfolded at a private office in MS Palya, under the jurisdiction of the Vidyaranyapura police, The Indian Express reported.

The victim, a businessman called Sriharsha V, 33, who runs Aerivon Oxygen Pvt Ltd in west Bengaluru, had reportedly visited the office of A K Enterprises on Wednesday to convert the large sum into USDT (Tether), a popular cryptocurrency. The transaction was arranged through contacts provided by some of his associates, and he was directed to meet a man identified as Benjamin Harish.

According to Sriharsha's p...