India, Feb. 7 -- The Karnataka Criminal Investigation Department's (CID's) Special Investigation Team (SIT) has summoned state Youth Congress president Mohammed Haris Nalapad for questioning in its ongoing probe into the bitcoin scam, people aware of the development said on Thursday.

Nalapad, 34, along with his brother Omar Haris, 29, had been questioned in June 2024 over expenses they allegedly covered for hacker Srikrishna Ramesh, known as Sriki. Investigators are examining payments linked to Sriki's luxurious accommodations, travel, and other costs between 2017 and 2018. The brothers are the sons of Congress MLA NA Haris, who chairs the Bangalore Development Authority, they added.

The SIT's notice to Nalapad coincides with its prepar...