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Bitcoin scam accused uses ghost protocol to store and transfer coins, which is why you cannot...
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Bitcoin scam accused uses ghost protocol to store and transfer coins, which is why you cannot...

The Hindu  

Bitcoin scam accused hacker Srikrishna Ramesh, aka Sriki, allegedly uses ghost protocol to store and transfer Ether as moving into the main blockchain would flag the transfer, according to sources investigating the scam. Sriki and his associate Robin Kandelwala, who were arrested in May in a case registered at New Extension police station in Tumakuru district in 2017, secured bail …

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Bitcoin scam: Hacker Sriki, associate Robin get bail
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Bitcoin scam: Hacker Sriki, associate Robin get bail

The Hindu  

First Additional Senior Civil and Judicial Magistrate First Class court in Tumakuru granted conditional bail to hacker Srikrishna Ramesh aka Sriki and his associate Robin Khandelwal on Tuesday in a case registered at New Extension police station in Tumakuru district in 2017. The court granted bail asking the first accused Sriki to pay ₹50,000 in bond with one surety and …

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Bitcoin scam: Karnataka HC strikes down use of stringent crime law against hacker Sriki
6 months ago

Bitcoin scam: Karnataka HC strikes down use of stringent crime law against hacker Sriki

The Hindu  

In a setback to the Special Investigating Team probing the alleged Bitcoin scam, the High Court of Karnataka has declared as illegal the action of invoking the Karnataka Control of Organized Crimes Act, 2000 against the hacker and prime accused Srikrishna Ramesh alias Sriki in the first case registered in 2017. Pointing out that invoking KCOCA violated a condition prescribed …

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Sriki undergoing treatment, counselling for drug addiction
6 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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SIT issues notice to IGP Patil in K’taka Bitcoin scam case
8 months ago

SIT issues notice to IGP Patil in K’taka Bitcoin scam case

Hindustan Times  

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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Bitcoin scam: SIT records statement of senior IPS officer
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Bitcoin scam: SIT records statement of senior IPS officer

Hindustan Times  

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. …

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Investigators transferred bitcoins during probe, destroyed proof: SIT
11 months, 1 week 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 …

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Scam accused moved bitcoins into offline wallets, says SIT
11 months, 1 week ago

Scam accused moved bitcoins into offline wallets, says SIT

The Hindu  

Police inspector Prashanth Babu and cybercrime expert Santosh Kumar, arrested by the Special Investigation Team probing the bitcoin scam, allegedly dumped some of the bitcoins in the possession of hacker Srikrishna alias Sriki into three cryptocurrency hardware wallets, a document accessed by The Hindu show. These officers along with the two other accused already arrested, besides keeping Sriki and Robin …

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Bitcoin scam: FIR reveals multiple irregularities by CCB inspectors
11 months, 2 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 …

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Bengaluru Bitcoin scam: SIT arrests two, including Police Inspector
11 months, 2 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 …

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Bitcoin scam: Karnataka SIT in touch with 30 foreign exchanges
1 year 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 …

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SIT on the money trail in bitcoin scam: were ‘diverted’ bitcoins cashed out in local banks?
1 year, 1 month ago

SIT on the money trail in bitcoin scam: were ‘diverted’ bitcoins cashed out in local banks?

The Hindu  

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 …

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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 …

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CID SIT raids residences, offices of four former CCB officials in bitcoin case
1 year, 3 months ago

CID SIT raids residences, offices of four former CCB officials in bitcoin case

The Hindu  

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 …

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Will investigate bitcoin scam if anyone shows evidence: Home Minister
2 years, 3 months ago

Will investigate bitcoin scam if anyone shows evidence: Home Minister

The Hindu  

Home Minister Araga Jnanendra on Thursday said the government would investigate the bitcoin scam if those who had been cheated provided evidence. The scam revolves around a money-laundering case against Srikrishna, 26, who along with his associates has been booked for allegedly stealing ₹11.5 crore from a Karnataka government’s e-procurement portal and for hacking into gaming sites and international cryptocurrency …

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Political Crypto-nite: Understanding The Karnataka Bitcoin Controversy One Byte at A Time
2 years, 9 months ago

Political Crypto-nite: Understanding The Karnataka Bitcoin Controversy One Byte at A Time

News 18  

The bitcoin scam that allegedly involved kickbacks to police and politicians in Karnataka continues to be an albatross around the state government’s neck. On Sunday, the Central Bureau of Investigations issued a media statement clarifying the US law enforcement agency FBI “has not sent any team to India for conducting a probe in the matter nor has any request been …

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No Bitcoins & Weak Forensic Evidence: Bengaluru Police May Fail to Nail Sriki
3 years, 1 month 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 …

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Narcotics & Bitcoins: Was Hacker Sriki Kept Medically 'Drugged' in Custody?
3 years, 1 month 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 …

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Bitcoin scam: RTI activist claims Karnataka cops, netas encashed 12,900 coins worth thousands of crores
3 years, 1 month ago

Bitcoin scam: RTI activist claims Karnataka cops, netas encashed 12,900 coins worth thousands of crores

India Today  

A right to information activist recently made a startling allegation in connection with the multi-crore Karnataka Bitcoin scam. The RTI activist said senior police officers and leaders encashed Bitcoins that they got as bribes from hacker Srikrishna Ramesh alias Sriki. A complaint was filed on April 26, 2021 by RTI activist AR Ashok Kumar Adiga with the Additional Commissioner of …

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Karnataka Bitcoin scam: How Srikrishna Ramesh ran his network
3 years, 1 month ago

Karnataka Bitcoin scam: How Srikrishna Ramesh ran his network

India Today  

Karnataka Bitcoin scam accused Srikrishna Ramesh alias Sriki enjoyed a lavish life. Now, Suneesh Hegde, Sriki’s associate and an accused in the Karnataka Bitcoin scam case, has claimed that the prime accused made them pay the bills. LAVISH LIFE, BILLS PAID BY AIDES Suneesh Hegde’s statement in the chargesheet gives details of how Sriki hacked poker websites, helped his friends …

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Karnataka Bitcoin scam charge sheet reveals links between hacker Sriki and Congress MLA's son | Exclusive
3 years, 2 months ago

Karnataka Bitcoin scam charge sheet reveals links between hacker Sriki and Congress MLA's son | Exclusive

India Today  

A few days ago, India Today had published a Bitcoin scam accused Srikrishna Ramesh AKA Sriki’s tell-all statement to the Bengaluru Police. READ: No Bitcoin scam, says BJP; Bengaluru Police denies foul play in investigation It was in 2018 when Sriki was involved with Nalapad in a pub brawl case but no action was taken against him. MOHAMMED NALAPAD IS …

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