Former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy alleged that the accused in the Bitcoin scam hacked into Jan Dhan accounts and transferred Rs 2 from each account, amounting to about Rs 6,000 crore.

“I have been told that hacking of Jan Dhan accounts happened. Rs 2 per Jan Dhan account was hacked and transferred. I don’t know how true it is. It is worth Rs 6,000 crore. This is Jan Dhan alone,” Kumaraswamy said.

Kumaraswamy also said that there were serious doubts about attempts of a cover up by the BJP government.

Bitcoin, a cryptocurrency, is not recognised as legal tender in many countries, including India. The Bitcoin scam has jostled the Karnataka government.

Opposition Congress leaders have alleged that “influential politicians” were involved in the scam after officials seized Bitcoins worth Rs 9 crore from a city-based hacker, Sri krishna alias Sriki.

Srikrishna has also been accused of hacking into government portals, sourcing drugs through the dark net, and paying for it through cryptocurrency.

Congress leader Priyank Kharge has claimed that the Bitcoin scam would cost Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai his job and the BJP government would see a third chief minister this time too, as was witnessed in 2008-13.

On Thursday, CM Bommai met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi. After the meeting, Bommai said he was asked to work with loyalty and boldness in the interest of the people of the state and “not to worry”.