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Bengaluru: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) looking into Bitcoin laundering and other cases on Saturday raided nine locations, including the houses and offices of four police officers and two cyber experts. According to a statement from SIT, the officials seized four laptops, eight mobile phones, two network-attached storage (NAS) devices, 10 hard drives, five pen drives, a memory card, and other relevant documents. The SIT sleuths also questioned the four cops who were part of the investigation in the Bitcoin case involving hacker Srikrishna alias Sriki. According to sources, DySP Sridhar Poojar and inspectors Chandradhara, Lakshmikanthaiah, and Prashanth Babu were the raided policemen. SIT also conducted searches at the office of Babu in the technical cell in Adugodi. Raids and searches were also conducted on the residences and offices of two cyber experts Santosh Kumar KS, CEO of Group Cyber ID Technology in HSR Layout, and Gagan Jain B Satish, CEO and founder of CyberSafe in JP Nagar. The two experts are said to have assisted police in the Sriki hacking case probe, among others.Laptop missingSources said a laptop in which the officers are alleged to have created and deleted files was not found during the raids. The SIT investigating officer had given three notices each to the four police officers, asking them to provide the laptop, but they claimed the laptop wasnt with them.We also published the following articles recentlyDelhi Police raid NewsClick's office, journalistsThe Delhi Police Special Cell has conducted raids on over 30 locations linked to news website NewsClick in Delhi, Noida, and Ghaziabad. The raids targeted the residences of journalists and employees associated with the website. Electronic evidence including laptops, mobile phones, and data dumps from hard disks were confiscated. The Enforcement Directorate had previously conducted raids at the firm's premises investigating its funding sources. The raids were carried out based on inputs from the central agency, following a report implicating NewsClick in receiving financial support for the dissemination of Chinese propaganda.Delhi Police gave us no FIR, neither reveal offences: NewsClick on office raidsNewsClick has issued a statement condemning the recent raids conducted by the Delhi Police at its premises. The online news portal claims that it has not been provided with a copy of the FIR or informed about the specific charges against them. NewsClick also alleges that electronic devices were seized without due process, and its office has been sealed. The website further states that it has been targeted by various government agencies since 2021. The founder and HR head of NewsClick have been arrested and sent to police remand in a case related to allegations of receiving money for pro-China propaganda.Raid on NewsClick: Mumbai Police conducts searches at activist Teesta Setalvad's Juhu residenceDelhi Police's Special Cell conducted raids at 30 premises connected with online portal NewsClick and the houses of its journalists. The police also searched activist Teesta Setalvad's residence. Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur defended the police action, while opposition parties criticized it, alleging that the central government was targeting journalists. The BJP argued that the investigation was already underway and the police were acting within the law. The raids were conducted based on a case registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and other sections of the Indian Penal Code.

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Bitcoin case: SIT raids premises of 4 cops, 2 cyber experts - Times of India