Sriki moved Bitcoins worth ₹10 crore in just 22 minutes from inside Bengaluru prison
1 year, 1 month ago

Sriki moved Bitcoins worth ₹10 crore in just 22 minutes from inside Bengaluru prison

The Hindu  

Notorious hacker Srikrishna Ramesh, who was inside a quarantine cell at Parappana Agrahara after he was arrested in 2020, allegedly moved Bitcoins worth ₹10 crore to different wallets using a laptop that was smuggled into the prison, unleashing the Bitcoin scam. According to highly-placed sources privy to the Special Investigation Team of the Criminal Investigation Department, a constable was allegedly bribed to bring the laptop inside, at the behest of some influential persons, to move the Bitcoins and further launder money. The SIT filed a complaint in the Cottonpet police station following which an FIR was registered against CCB officials who first investigated Sriki for allegedly tampering with evidence. On the day, when some Bitcoins worth ₹10 crore were moved, the laptop was with Sriki inside the cell for about 20-22 minutes and it was brought out later.” In those minutes, he transferred stolen Bitcoins to different wallets.

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Sriki undergoing treatment, counselling for drug addiction
6 months ago

Sriki undergoing treatment, counselling for drug addiction

The Hindu  

Hacker Srikrishna Ramesh, aka Sriki, accused in the bitcoin scam and currently lodged at Parappana Agrahara Central Prison Complex, is undergoing treatment for drug addiction. The SIT has invoked the Karnataka Control of Organised Crimes Act, 2000 A source in the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison talking to The Hindu said a psychiatrist is visiting the prison to check on Sriki …

Investigators transferred bitcoins during probe, destroyed proof: SIT
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Investigators transferred bitcoins during probe, destroyed proof: SIT

Hindustan Times  

The Special Investigation Team of the Criminal Investigation Department, in its probe into the Bitcoin scandal in Karnataka, said that police inspector Prashanth Babu and tech expert Santosh Kumar transferred bitcoins into a cryptocurrency hardware wallet. “They erased the important details related to Sriki’s bitcoin wallets in the Amazon Cloud server and deleted the bash history with the sole intention …

Bitcoin scam: FIR reveals multiple irregularities by CCB inspectors
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Bitcoin scam: FIR reveals multiple irregularities by CCB inspectors

The Hindu  

As the Special Investigation Team of the Criminal Investigation Department probing the bitcoin scam arrested two persons, including a Police Inspector, and booked three other inspectors who served in the Central Crime Branch, the FIR revealed that the SIT has found irregularities in the investigation done by police officers on two cases filed in 2020 — one in K.G. The …

Bengaluru Bitcoin scam: SIT arrests two, including Police Inspector
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Bengaluru Bitcoin scam: SIT arrests two, including Police Inspector

The Hindu  

After six months of investigation into the Bitcoin scam, finally, the Special Investigation Team of the Criminal Investigation Department has arrested two persons, including a Police Inspector. The arrested have been identified as Prashanth Babu, PI, Technical Support Centre, Adugodi and Santosh Kumar K.S., Chief Executive Officer, GCID Technologies Private Limited, HSR Layout. The SIT on Wednesday, January 24, registered …

Bitcoin scam: Karnataka SIT in touch with 30 foreign exchanges
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Bitcoin scam: Karnataka SIT in touch with 30 foreign exchanges

The Hindu  

The Special Investigation Team of the Criminal Investigation Department, which is probing the alleged bitcoin scam, is in touch with over 30 foreign-based bitcoin exchanges in a bid to collect evidence on the movement of cryptocurrencies allegedly moved by hacker Srikrishna Ramesh aka Sriki. Sriki, arrested in a darknet drugs case in 2020 by the Central Crime Branch of Bengaluru …

Bitcoin scam: SIT seeks details of hacker Sriki’s stay in Bengaluru Central Prison, officers who were on duty
1 year ago

Bitcoin scam: SIT seeks details of hacker Sriki’s stay in Bengaluru Central Prison, officers who were on duty

The Hindu  

The Special Investigation Team of the Criminal Investigation Department probing the bitcoin scam has issued a notice to the Prison and Correctional Services Department seeking multiple details. According to sources, in a letter sent to the department, the SIT has sought details about hacker Srikrishna Ramesh alias Sriki’s stay in the Bengaluru Central Prison. In the notice issued to the …

No Bitcoins & Weak Forensic Evidence: Bengaluru Police May Fail to Nail Sriki
3 years ago

No Bitcoins & Weak Forensic Evidence: Bengaluru Police May Fail to Nail Sriki

The Quint  

While high-profile hacker Srikrishna Ramesh alias Sriki may have been part of an international bitcoin theft chain, the Bengaluru police has done little to recover the cyber-loot. This is what the scant forensic evidence attached to Central Crime Branch’s chargesheet in the drugs case against the 25-year-old, has revealed. As per forensic evidence submitted by both Unocoin and Group Cyber …

Narcotics & Bitcoins: Was Hacker Sriki Kept Medically 'Drugged' in Custody?
3 years ago

Narcotics & Bitcoins: Was Hacker Sriki Kept Medically 'Drugged' in Custody?

The Quint  

The Indian National Congress, which is the Opposition party in Karnataka, however, has been demanding a probe into Sriki’s alleged drug use while in custody. “If he were indeed under the influence of such a drug, as alleged in the writ which is now mysteriously withdrawn, the police could have influenced Srikrishna to move the bitcoins which were in his …

‘Hacker’ Sri Krishna detained by Bengaluru police
3 years, 1 month ago

‘Hacker’ Sri Krishna detained by Bengaluru police

The Hindu  

Jeevan Bima Nagar police on Saturday detained software engineer and alleged hacker Sri Krishna, whose name recently cropped up in connection with a multicrore bitcoin scam. Sri Krishna, who was out on bail after his arrest in November 2020, was detained for reportedly participating in a drunken brawl at a star hotel on Airport Road. Based on a complaint filed …

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