Chandrhar SR (Crypto theft by police officer) 📍 Location: Bangalore, Karnataka (2024's latest case

🔍 Case: Chandrhar SR (Crypto theft by police officer)

📍 Location: Bangalore, Karnataka (2024's latest case)

### 📌 Key points of the case:

- 🚨 Criminal: Chandrhar SR, a former police inspector (CCB, Bangalore).

- 💻 What was done?

- During the investigation of a crypto hacking case, bitcoins worth ₹1.8 crores (≈$216,000) were stolen.

- These bitcoins were taken from the digital wallets of hackers Shrikrishna Ramesh and Robin Khandelwal, who had hacked exchanges like Bitfinex and Unocoin.

- Chandrhar misused his police power to transfer money from evidence (digital wallet).

- ⚖️ Charge:

- Corruption, betrayal, destruction of evidence, and illegal detention.

- Arrested in May 2024, when anticipatory bail was denied.

- 🔗 Impact:

- This case highlights the vulnerabilities in crypto fraud and police systems in India.

- Public trust in law enforcement has decreased.

### 📢 Source:

[Bitcoinist Article](https://bitcoinist.com/how-indian-officers-bitcoin-theft-crypto-policing/)

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