Pramesh S Jain
Stepping up the investigation following the recent raids, Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials on Saturday arrested prime accused in the Bitcoin scam case, Srikrishna alias Sriki,along with two others in Bengaluru.
The ED arrested Sriki,Robin Khandeval and Sunish Hegde in connection with the alleged cryptocurrency scam.
The trio was produced before a special ED court,which remanded them to ED custody for 10 days for further interrogation.
The central agency has been probing the alleged Bitcoin scam for the past several years over accusations of illegal cryptocurrency transactions,hacking and financial irregularities.
As part of the ongoing investigation,ED officials had recently conducted searches at multiple locations linked to the accused and their associates.
On April 20,the agency carried out raids at 12 locations, including premises allegedly linked to Sriki,Congress youth leader Mohammed Nalapad and Hakeeb Rahman Khan,grandson of former Union Minister,Rahman Khan.
The case had earlier sparked major political controversy in Karnataka,with allegations surrounding the handling of seized Bitcoins and the possible involvement of influential persons.Further investigation is underway.
