Karnataka government to revive Bitcoin scam probe, says Home Minister G Parameshwara

Mangalore Today News Network

Bengaluru, June 15, 2023: The Siddaramaiah-led Congress government in the state will re-examine the Bitcoin scam that made headlines in 2021, Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara said.

Home minister Dr G Parameshwara said, “We are in power now and we will dig things up. We will re-examine the Bitcoin scam.”

 

The cabinet minister said the BJP leaders in the state had alleged an "adjustment politics". “There wasn’t any adjustment and scams are being looked into,” he said.

The Bitcoin scam, which came to the fore in 2021 when the BJP was in power, created a furore and allegedly involved politicians. In early 2021, the Central Crime Branch (CCB) found Bitcoins worth Rs 9 crore with Bengaluru-based hacker Srikrishna Ramesh aka Sriki.

He was also accused of breaking into government portals and of sourcing drugs through the dark net while paying through Bitcoins.

Courtesy: India Today