Ex-Pune IPS Drops Bitcoin 'Bomb' On Eve Of Maharashtra Polls

Mumbai: Former IPS officer Ravindranath Patil, who me crypto charge against Shar Pawar -led NCP leer Supriya Sule and Congress state chief Nana Patole, has alleged that both Sule and Patole used bitcoin cash for funds in elections.

Speaking exclusively to Republic TV's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami , Ravindranath Patil revealed that he is in possession of several voice notes of Supriya Sule in which she was giving instructions to a cyber person and former Pune Commissioner Amitabh Gupta to convert Bitcoin cash into funds.

Ravindranath Patil furr said that he has access to alleged 11-12 voice notes… 3 of m are allegedly of Supriya Sule in which she's clearly giving instructions to convert Bitcoin cash into funds ding elections are approaching, we need money.

Patil has also claimed that he also has voice notes of former Pune Commissioner Amitabh Gupta.

Ex-IPS names former police officials in Bitcoin scam

Ravindranath Patil has named officials including Amitabh Gupta, n Commissioner of Police, Pune, and Bhagyashri Nautake, n Deputy Commissioner of Police handling Cyber Crime Investigations were involved in misappropriation of bitcoins.

"My company called me as a cryptocurrency expert to investigate a case in 2018. I was arrested in that case in 2022 under allegations of fraud. I spent 14 months in jail after a trial. During that time, I was wondering what h happened, what case was and why was I trapped. re were or colleagues also with me. We were working on finding out truth. A witness against us, Gaurav Mehta, who is an employee of an audit firm named Sarathi Associates. A day before yesterday, he called me multiple times for 4-5 hours, but I did not respond... Finally, when I responded, he told me that in 2018, when Amit Bharwaj was arrested, he h a cryptocurrency hardware wallet... That wallet was replaced by n Commissioner Amitabh Gupta and anor wallet was kept. We were arrested but real perpetrators were Amitabh Gupta and his team. He (Gaurav Mehta) took names of two IPS officers, Amitabh Gupta and Bhagyashri Nautake. He took two people's name one is Supriya Sule and Nana Patole. He n told me that in this assembly elections bitcoins are being used," Patil alleged.

How Ravindranath Patil accessed information on Bitcoin scam?

Ravindranath Patil said that he got this information from whistle-blower, who was also part of cyber experts' team that was investigating 2018 Cryptocurrency Fraud Case.

He said that Cyber Expert, Gaurav Mehta is currently having custody of misappropriated bitcoins, amounting to hundreds of crores of rupees.

"He said that y have alrey sold bitcoins worth Rs 150 crores and y have several 100 crores more... cash was used in Lok Sabha elections and is not being used in assembly elections also," Patil claimed.

Neir of named parties have so far reacted to Ravindra Patil's allegations.

Who is ex-IPS Ravindranath Patil? 

Ravindranath Patil is a former IPS officer of 2004 batch and since 2010, he was working as a Cyber Expert in corporate sector. During investigation of 2018 Bitcoin Fraud Case, he was appointed to conduct a forensic audit.

Four years later, he was named as an accused for alleged misappropriation of bitcoins amounting to 5 Crores, and he spent nearly 14 months in Yerawa Central Prison as an undertrial. Currently, he is a practicing vocate in Bombay High Court.

Allegation against Sule, Patole After BJP leer accused of distributing cash on election eve  

allegations against Nana Patole and Supriya Sule follow an incident of high drams on Tuesday after workers of Bahujan Vikas Aghi (BVA) created a ruckus outside a hotel located at Nalasopara assembly constituency in Palghar district accusing BJP of “distributing money."

BVA workers created a ruckus outside Vivanta Hotel in Virar where BJP leer Vinod Tawde was holding a meeting with party workers. 
Notably, Vinod Tawde dismissed charge levelled by BVA that BJP was "distributing money" ahe of upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections.

"A meeting of MLAs of Nalasopara was underway. I went re to tell m about Model Code of Conduct for day of voting, how will voting machines be sealed and how to go about if an objection has to be me. workers of party (Bahujan Vikas Aghi), Appa Thakur and Kshitij thought that we were distributing money. Let Election Commission and Police inquire, let m get CCTV footage. I have been in party for 40 years. Appa Thakur and Kshitij know me, and entire party knows me. Still, I believe that Election Commission should conduct an impartial investigation," Tawde said.

Republic Media Network, across platforms and mediums of operation, cannot vouch for aunticity of alleged audio tapes, screen shots and recordings as released by  BJP and allegations me by Ravindranath Patil