The Congress on Saturday accused the multi-crore bitcoin scam and its concealment by the BJP government in Karnataka and demanded an independent probe by the Supreme Court-monitored SIT. former party chief Rahul Gandhi Alleged that the scam is big but the expose is huge.
Taking to Twitter, he said, “Bitcoin scam is big. But bitcoin scam cover-up is huge. Because it has to cover up one’s fake big ego.” Addressing a press conference, Congress General Secretary and Chief Spokesperson Randeep Surjewala posed a set of six questions to the Prime Minister and asked what was the role of Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who was the state home minister when the scam happened. That’s why international investigative agencies, including Interpol, were not informed about the stolen bitcoins.
India’s biggest ever ‘Bitcoin scam’ has been exposed in Karnataka. Instead of conducting a fair investigation, the BJP government in Karnataka seems to be busy with ‘Operation Bitcoin Scam Coverup’,” he alleged.
“It is not a money laundering crime alone, it is an international crime. Considering how shoddy and compromised the investigation is, I don’t think the ED (Enforcement Directorate) or Karnataka Police can do a proper job. That’s why we demand That a SIT (Special Investigation Team) should be constituted and monitored by the Supreme Court to investigate the matter and bring out the truth.
Surjewala also questioned the silence of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi The case further claimed that the FBI had informed the Prime Minister about it during his recent visit to the US.
“This is a multi-country investigation and the truth must come out. The government is either colluding or doing a shoddy job in the investigation… Doubts are being raised on Basavaraj Bommai’s reputation and his political career and reputation is at stake and hence he is under the supervision of the Supreme Court for investigation. The government should write a letter to set up an SIT.”
Surjewala, along with party spokesperson Gaurav Vallabh, alleged that Srikrishna, an alleged hacker, along with his associate Robin Khandelwal was arrested by the Karnataka Police on November 14 last year and kept in police custody for over 100 days after repeated arrests. had gone. At least five criminal cases registered one after the other. He was released on bail on April 17 this year. He alleged that Sri Krishna made a voluntary statement before the Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru in December 2020, in which he allegedly named various foreign companies/portals that were hacked by him, and earned millions of dollars illegally. Had gone.
Congress leaders also alleged that Srikrishna was involved in the alleged hacking of bitcoin/cryptocurrency exchanges and websites, including Bitfinex, which is registered in the well-known tax haven, British Virgin Islands, and reports suggest it was hacked on August 2, 2016. And 1 was hacked. 20,000 bitcoins were stolen.
However, in his voluntary statement, he admitted to taking 2000 bitcoins. He added that ‘Whale Alert’ is a Twitter account that largely tracks cryptocurrency transactions and shows that on December 1, 2020 and April 14, 2021, bitcoins were transferred from the 2016 hack of the Bitfinex bitcoin exchange was and its value turns out to be USD 704.8 million (equivalent to Rs 5,240 crore).
“Despite several international crimes of significant magnitude, Interpol was not informed for more than five months. Only on April 24, 2021, more than five months after the initial arrest, did the Bengaluru Police Commissioner write to the Interpol Liaison Officer (CBI) asking him to inform Interpol and other agencies. Even the ED/CBI/SFIO was not informed by the BJP government in Karnataka.” Surjewala said Bommai was the state home minister from August 20, 2019 to July 28, 2021.
“Should the then Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai be punished for not taking action in the matter,” he asked, alleging that the fraud took place under his watch and when the accused was kept in custody.
“Who are the actors in the bitcoin coverup scam? Were the stolen bitcoins transferred from alleged hacker Srikrishna’s wallet? How many bitcoins and of what value? Then how do the Bengaluru police suggest (in their third panchnama dated 22 January 2021) that the alleged 31 and 186 bitcoins originally transferred to police wallets were found to be lost or counterfeit transactions,” he asked. He also asked what was the role and responsibility of Bommai and others in the state government.
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