Pramesh S Jain & Dr B Thomas (Special correspondent)
Following the opposition party claim,the CBI on Sunday clarified that there is no FBI team in India to probe BITCOIN case reported in Karnataka.
Referring to the reports in sections of Media that a FBI team has come to India to investigate a Bitcoin case of Karnataka police,an official release from CBI said that FBI has not sent any team to India for conducting a probe in the matter nor has any request been made by FBI to CBI for conducting investigation in this case in India.
Accordingly,the question of according any permission for the probe by Competent Authority in India does not arise.
The CBI as the National Central Bureau for INTERPOL in India coordinates closely with international law enforcement agencies including FBI,the release,added.
The opposition congress party leaders raised the issue of bitcoin scam and demanded information from the ruling party about FBI presence in India to gather information about the bitcoin scam.
The opposition leaders also alleged involvement of BJP leaders in the scam and accusing them of transferring the bitcoins to fill Modi wallet.
