Sri Krishna charged for only a fraction of crimes he claims to have committed
The Hindu
Many claims in the statement of the ‘hacker’ could not be corroborated, says CCB
Claims made by ‘hacker’ Sri Krishna of his exploits, including stealing of over 5,000 bitcoins that have not been recovered so far, have triggered intense speculations of a cover-up. But the Central Crime Branch (CCB) of Bengaluru city police has charged him for only hacking 10 poker websites and three bitcoin exchanges. The chargesheets filed are silent on many claims made by him. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has chargesheeted him for hacking into the government e-procurement portal and stealing ₹11 crore.
Sri Krishna, in his statement recorded in police custody, claimed to have been part of the 2016 Bitfinex hack from which he made 2,000 bitcoins. He also said he stole another 3,000 bitcoins from BTC-e.com exchange, making a profit of $3 million to $3.5 million.