Man hacking govt sites, helping peddlers get drugs through darknet held

The Bengaluru Central Crime Branch police on Wednesday arrested a 25yearold computer programmer for allegedly hacking various government sites besides helping drug peddlers in the city to procure through the darknetThe CCB caught the programmer while they were interrogating eight persons including Congress Dalit leaders son Darshan Lamani involved in procurement of drugs through dark web last weekDarshan Lamani has been arrested for sheltering and hosting two of his friends who turned out to be drug peddlers in GoaAccording to the police the accused was identified as Srikrsihna aka Shreeki resident of Jayanagar in the citySpeaking to media persons Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant said that the accused is a very good computer programmer had he used those skills in a positive direction but unfortunately he has turned out to be playing in the hands of drug peddlersHe hacked many websites online gaming portals and made illegal gains He has also tried to hack into government websites In some cases he has succeeded too He successfully hacked into in Karnataka eprocurement website some time ago the commissioner revealedAccording to the police Shrikrishna has an impressive biodata to believe in his claims as he did his three year computer graduate programme in NetherlandsHe lived in Amsterdam for his studies between 2014 to 2017 He studied in a reputed university over there the police note revealedThe police further added that after his return he turned out to be a rogue hacker as he had been addicted to HydroGanja consumption which is easily available in Amsterdam across the counter in shops Netherlands is one of the few countries where consumption of marijuana is legal an investigation officer told IANSDuring routine investigations of the eight persons arrested in a drug case last week the police often came across Shrikees name for helping them to source hydroganja through darkwebBesides helping them Shreeki also hacked several gaming portals especially online gambling portals and he used to collect those winning cards of players from portals and use the same cards to procure bitcoins which in turn were used to procure ganja through dark web the police explained his complex way of making illegal gains through hacking abilitiesApart from this he has even hacked company websites to make money by threatening them to destroy crucial data from servers the police claimedThis eight member gang used to procure drugs through the dark web and enjoy their life in luxurious resorts and flats in and around the city by organising highprofile rave partiesThe CCB caught one of the accused in the case Sujay outside the Bengaluru Foreign Post Office with 500 gm of hydroponicallygrown marijuana on November 9 One gram of the substance is estimated to cost between Rs 2000 to Rs 3000 in the marketThe CCB learned that Sujay and his associates Hemanth Prasid Shetty and Suneesh Hegde a real estate businessman and resident of Sadashivanagar had allegedly ordered the marijuana on the darknet by paying bitcoinsThis case caught the public attention only after the CCB first picked up Congress dalit leader and former minister Rudrappa Lamanis son Darshan Lamani from Goa for allegedly sheltering his friendsThen the CCB through investigation came to know that the head constable of the Sadashivanagar Police Station HC Prabhakar was suspended for allegedly colluding with one of these accused and tipping them off as the CCB sleuths were on the lookout for them Further probe is onKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever