Dr Mysi Patil 
Congress government issued an order directing reinvestigation into the BITCOIN scam allegedly involving top BJP leaders in Karnataka. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) under the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is being formed to take up the probe. It is understood that about lakhs of crores being siphoned off during the previous BJP government. It can't be said how much time is required to complete the investigation into the scandal.The scandal involves technical, interstate and international matters. .Bitcoin scandal had taken place after the arrest of alleged international hacker Srikanth aka Sriki by the CCB police in Bengaluru long ago. It was alleged that using the accused hacker, the then ruling BJP leaders had minted huge amounts of money by allowing him to commit the scam while in custody in 2020.The police had arrested the accused while allegedly selling drugs. The probe revealed that the accused had siphoned off Rs 11 crore by hacking into online gaming companies and government web portals. He had allegedly converted the money into bitcoins and carried out drug peddling in Bengaluru.
Congress Karnataka in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala earlier, in a series of tweets had attacked the BJP central leadership as well as former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai over the bitcoin scandal. What is the role and responsibility of Basavaraj Bommai? (was the home minister at that time) and others in the state government? This has caused severe embarrassment to the BJP. The layers of the Bitcoin scam are finally being unearthed. Let India's Home minister and former Chief Minister of Karnataka Bommai answer. FBI in India to investigate India's biggest Bitcoins scam cover up under the Karnataka BJP government. If so, release details of the investigation and suspects including political people, Congress demanded.
How many Bitcoins were stolen? and of what value? Who in Karnataka is involved? Were the stolen Bitcoins transferred from the wallet of the arranged hacker Sri Krishna? These are the issues raised by Congress party.It is said that 14,682 stolen Bitfinex Bitcoins valued at Rs 5,240 crores on the two dates December 1, 2020 and 14 April, 2021 when Sri Krishna was in custody has any relation to this will also be inquired into. Delay in informing interpol by the government is also a point in the investigation.
It is believed that FBI is in Delhi to investigate the billion dollar Bitcoins scam cannot do justice. Congress feels if the state investigates the matter, a lot of BJP's skeletons will tumble out of the layers of Bitcoins scam.Bommai had later challenged Congress leaders on information regarding the scandal. Congress government wanted to tear into all BJP scandals for which BJP leaders are now fearing very much. Let us wait and see what will come out of this bit coin scam which a common cannot understand a bit of it.
(Dr Mysi Patil is the State Correspondent)
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