On November 4, 2020, Bengaluru’s Central Crime Branch police arrested hacker Srikrishna under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act for allegedly procuring drugs using bitcoins via the darknet and peddling it to high-profile clients.

May 6, 2024 · Bengaluru: In a fresh twist to the infamous Bitcoin case, Karnataka police's Special Investigation Department (SIT) arrested serial hacker Srikrishna alias Sriki in the early hours of Tuesday....

Nov 1, 2021 · Srikky joined as a black hat hacker and became an administrator in the 8th grade, and kept in contact with hackers worldwide through Internet Relay Chat. The prime accused in the now infamous Bitcoin case, Srikrishna Ramesh or Srikky, has allegedly made away with thousands of bitcoins over the past five-six years.

Nov 11, 2021 · Srikrishna Ramesh, a 26-year-old man accused of multiple computer hacking crimes in India, was involved in the first hacking and theft of bitcoin from Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex in 2015 during his stay in the Netherlands.

Feb 17, 2024 · The laptop that the hacker was found to be using in police custody has provided the SIT with digital evidence to show that police officers illegally accessed cryptocurrency wallets of the hacker that were located on a cloud server, sources familiar with the probe said.

Mar 27, 2024 · BENGALURU: Officers investigating the 2020 bitcoin scam allegedly administered Alprazolam (Xanas - a psychotropic substance) drug to accused hacker Shrikrishna alias Shriki to transfer bitcoins...

Nov 20, 2023 · Notorious hacker Srikrishna Ramesh (Sriki), who was inside a quarantine cell at Parappana Agrahara after he was arrested in 2020, allegedly moved Bitcoins worth ₹10 crore to different wallets...

The hacker claimed he began learning the programming language Java when he was in Class 4. “In Class 4, I learned the basics of web exploitation, Java, Reverse engineering and wrote my first bot...

Jul 6, 2023 · International hacker Srikrishna, alias Shriki, accused in the Bitcoin scam, stayed at lavish hotels and led an opulent lifestyle, the chargesheet filed by Central Crime Branch (CCB) of the...

Jul 5, 2023 · Srikrishna, an international hacker, has been charged in a Bitcoin scam investigation, revealing his luxurious lifestyle and extravagant spending. The chargesheet includes hotel invoices, indicating his indulgence in expensive meals and massages, with expenses amounting to crores of rupees.