Bengaluru Bitcoin Scam: Hacker Sri Krishna Calls Allegation Bogus | Exclusive

The prime accused in the now infamous Bitcoin case, Srikrishna Ramesh or Srikky, has allegedly made away with thousands of bitcoins over the past five-six years.
Startling claims by hacker Sri Krishna Ramesh has told Bengaluru police in a statement that he was involved in the first-ever hacking and theft of bitcoins from Bitfinex, the cryptocurrency exchange based in Hong Kong, in 2015 during his stay in the Netherlands.
Srikrishna Ramesh alias Sriki was arrested by the police in November 2020 in a drugs case relating to dark net.
Opposition Congress leaders have alleged that "influential politicians" were involved in the scam after officials seized Bitcoins worth Rs 9 crore from a city-based hacker, Srikrishna alias Sriki.
Srikrishna has also been accused of hacking into government portals, sourcing drugs through the dark net, and paying for it through cryptocurrency.

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