The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has launched an investigation into an alleged Bitcoin-based Ponzi "scam" and has filed a First Information Report (FIR), sources said.
Bhandari, on Wednesday, claimed that the MVA attempted to use "looted money of Rs 100 crores" through Bitcoin transactions in the ongoing elections in Maharashtra.
"The allegations, as we have seen, are about money trying to be extorted and misappropriated. These are very disturbing and disquieting charges," Kesavan said.
Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena requested Mumbai police on Monday to conduct a 'thorough and detailed' inquiry into the bitcoin scam case and also investigate the audio recordings being circulated in social media platforms in which it is alleged that multiple Maha Vikas Agadhi (MVA) leaders were
The move comes after Supriya Sule, Member of Parliament from the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar faction), filed a cybercrime complaint with the Election Commission of India following allegations of using bitcoin to fund the ongoing Maharashtra Assembly elections.
Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde strongly defended BJP leader Vinod Tawde in the ongoing 'cash for vote' controversy, saying that the opposition frequently resorts to such tactics during elections.
Further, Chaturvedi spoke on the "Bitcoin scam" allegations on NCP's Supriya Sule and Congress' Nana Patole and said that the video was a fake AI made in order to mislead the voters of Maharashtra.
Congress leader and advocate Ravi Prakash Jadhav on Wednesday during Maharashtra's ongoing assembly elections filed a complaint regarding an alleged doctored video allegedly involving party's Maharashtra chief Nana Patole, NCP-SCP leader Supriya Sule, and Amitabh Gupta.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sambit Patra on Wednesday alleged that apart from Supriya Sule and Nana Patole, Congress leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi are also involved in the alleged Bitcoin scam.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sambit Patra on Wednesday dismissed allegations of money distribution against party leader Vinod Tawde, calling them devoid of facts.
Maharashtra Deputy CM and BJP candidate from Nagpur South-West, Devendra Fadnavis, on Wednesday addressed the ongoing controversy surrounding alleged 'cash for vote' claims involving BJP leader Vinod Tawde, as well as the release of audio clips allegedly involving NCP's Supriya Sule and C