The four former crime branch officers accused in the SIT FIR into the Karnataka Bitcoin scam are Poojar, inspectors Prashanth Babu, Chandradhar S R and Lakshmikanthaiah and private cyber expert K S Santhosh Kumar who assisted the probe in 2020.
The SIT is investigating allegations of corruption in the handling of multiple cases against hacker Srikrishna Ramesh alias Sriki and the seizure of allegedly stolen Bitcoin found in his possession.
The SIT believes that three nano ledgers were used to siphon off Bitcoin that was found in the crypto wallets of Srikrishna Ramesh alias Sriki, 29, a hacker.
The purchase of a new laptop, the procurement of three hardware crypto wallets and a digital trail that suggests the transfer of a large amount of Bitcoins are part of the evidence the SIT has found in the multi-crore Karnataka Bitcoin scam.