Karnataka government to revive Bitcoin scam probe, says Home Minister G Parameshwara
Home Minister G Parameshwara has said that the Karnataka government will revive the Bitcoin scam probe.
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". Â “There wasn’t any adjustment and scams are being looked into,” he said.
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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.
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