Karnataka crypto scam: Charge sheet silent on Bitcoins worth Rs 9 crore

Raising questions on the investigation carried out against notorious hacker Srikrishna Ramesh alias Sriki, the charge sheet filed against him in connection with the hacking case makes no mention of the bitcoins recovered from him.

Further, the charge sheet has no mention of Hemanth Mudappa, who was named in the initial complaint by the CCB regarding Sriki’s hacking exploits.

Soon after his arrest, the CCB had issued a statement saying 31 bitcoins worth Rs 9 crore were recovered from Sriki. This key fact is missing from the charge sheet filed against him at the First Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court in the city.

This has raised questions on the whereabouts of the 31 bitcoins the police claimed to have recovered from the accused.