Bengaluru: CCB inspector Prashant Babu and cyber expert Santosh were arrested by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) officials on Wednesday night in the Bitcoin illegality case.

They will be produced in the court today (Thursday) afternoon.

The SIT officials summoned Prashant Babu and Santosh for questioning on Wednesday. The officers interrogated them till night and later arrested them. They will be produced in court soon.

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"There is a possibility of getting custody for further investigation," SIT sources said.

An FIR was filed against the CCB police and others at the Cottonpete police station on the charge of destroying evidence in the Bitcoin case during the BJP government.

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New Delhi (PTI): The maximum temperature in Delhi settled at 32.7 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department.

The minimum temperature was recorded at 20.1 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the average for the season, while the relative humidity stood at 46 per cent at 5.30 pm, the IMD said.

The weather department has forecast a partly cloudy sky for Monday with the maximum and minimum temperatures expected to hover around 34 and 19 degrees Celsius, respectively.

The air quality remained 'moderate' at 4 pm, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 134, a slight drop from Saturday’s 137, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.

According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.