SIT raids accused in Bitcoin scam

Bengaluru, NT Bureau: With the probe into the Bitcoin scam intensified, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Tuesday conducted raids on the residences belonging to the accused persons in connection with the scandal.

The raids began early in the morning at the house of the main accused Srikrishna Ramesh aka Sriki's residence located in Jayanagar in Bengaluru.

The houses of other accused persons Suneesh Hegde and Prasidh in the upscale Sadashivanagar locality of the city were also raided. The police officers had obtained a search warrant from the judicial court on Monday.

The Congress government in Karnataka had recently issued an order directing reinvestigation into the sensational Bitcoin scam allegedly involving top BJP leaders in the state.

Following the reinvestigation, the Karnataka Crime Investigation Department (CID) had also filed cases against unnamed officers from the Central Crime Branch (CCB) who had probed the Bitcoin case initially, accusing them of tampering with evidence in connection with the case.