Pramesh S Jain & Binish Thomas (Sub-Editor)
E lusive Deputy Superintendent of police Sridhar Poojar involved in Bitcoin case who was on the run was finally arrested by CID SIT team on Monday.
Sridhar Poojar had escaped from SIT and even approached HC seeking anticipatory bail he was hoodwinking police all this while but finally tracked down..
Earlier in February 2024,Shridhar Poojar,serving in Internal Security Division and an accused in the Bitcoin scam,narrowly escaped a Special Investigation Team (SIT) following a chase.
Poojar is accused of causing injuries to an officer during the attempted arrest.An FIR has been registered against him at Vidhana Soudha police station.
The SIT had arrested other accused,who were then CCB inspectors when the scam took place and helped Bitcoin kingpin Sriki to transfer the money online to their accounts .