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The Special Investigation Team of the Criminal Investigation Department recorded the statement of a murder convict in Hindalga prison in Belagavi on July 9 in connection with the bitcoin scam. The convict, Nagendra, had written to the SIT chief offering to give statement about the scam as he was present during the occurrence of a crime in Parappana Agrahara jail …

The Special Investigation Team probing the Bitcoin scam in Karnataka has issued a notice to inspector general of police Sandeep Patil, who was the head of the Central Crime Branch when the scam took place, and was questioned earlier this year, to provide clarifications on the probe conducted against the hacker during his tenure. On Monday, the son of an …

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A special investigation team led by additional director general of police Manish Karbikar questioned senior IPS officer Sandeep Patil on Wednesday in connection with the Bitcoin scam. The bitcoins were initially seized from the prime suspects in the Bitcoin scam A few deputy commissioners of police and 10 assistant commissioner of police have also been questioned regarding the Bitcoin scam. …

The Special Investigation Team of the Criminal Investigation Department probing the alleged bitcoin scam recorded the statement of IPS officer Sandeep Patil, IGP, Karnataka State Reserve Police, on Wednesday. The SIT had earlier booked four police inspectors who were part of investigations of multiple cases involving hacker Sriki and his associate Robin Kandelwala. According to the remand application submitted by …

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 …

In the bitcoin scam which is being probed by the Special Investigation Team of the Criminal Investigation Department, one of the accused, identified as Santosh Kumar, had allegedly moved coins to his associate to keep them safe. The Central Crime Branch inspectors who were probing several cases filed against hacker Srikrishna Ramesh aka Sriki were allegedly introduced to Kumar by …

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 …

The Special Investigation Team probing the bitcoin scam is close to identifying a money trail that may finally establish that bitcoins were indeed forcefully stolen, diverted into wallets and encashed. Investigation of several officials posted with the Parappana Agrahara prison where hacker Srikrishna Ramesh alias Sriki was lodged in and Central Crime Branch and other source-based information, has reportedly given …

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 …

The Special Investigation Team of the CID probing the bitcoin case, led by ADGP Manish Kharbikar, on Saturday, conducted a series of raids on the houses of Central Crime Branch officials and two people who allegedly fabricated the seized documents and accessed the e-wallets of the prime accused Sriki for personal gain. A team of officials raided nine places belonging …

The Criminal Investigation Department has initiated an investigation against officers of the Central Crime Branch in connection with the Bitcoin scam case, according to an officer familiar with the development. The CID interrogated prime accused in the bitcoin scam Sri Krishna Ramesh to find out role of CCB officers in the scam. The alleged Bitcoin scam came to light after …

The Karnataka government on Monday constituted a Special Investigation Team to reopen and probe an alleged Bitcoin scam that had surfaced during the previous BJP regime. The Bitcoin scam had surfaced during the BJP’s regime and the Congress, which was then in Opposition, had accused the government of trying to cover up the scandal as it involved big names. Since …