Mahadev betting app kingpin sent to judicial custody till November 19
Sourabh Chandrakar, the alleged kingpin of the Mahadev betting app scam, has been remanded to seven days of judicial custody by a CBI court in Raipur. The Enforcement Directorate is also seeking his custody to further investigate money laundering charges linked to the illegal betting syndicate.
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This case represents a significant crackdown on large-scale illegal online gambling operations and the associated financial crimes involving public servants in India.
RAIPUR A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Raipur on Thursday (November 12, 2026) remanded Sourabh Chandrakar, the alleged kingpin of Mahadev betting app case, to seven days’ judicial custody, his lawyer Tushar Giri told journalists. Also read | Mahadev app co-promoter Ravi Uppal arrested in UAE, India moves for his extradition https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/mahadev-app-co-promoter-ravi-uppal-arrested-in-uae-india-moves-for-his-extradition/article71668416.ece After his extradition from Oman, the CBI had arrested Chandrakar and was granted his custody by the same court last week. The central agency had informed the court that it wanted to quiz Chandrakar to identify the public servants to whom he allegedly paid protection money to run the betting racket. After the expiry of his custodial remand, the CBI produced him in court. Mahadev betting syndicate ‘kingpin’ extradited from Oman storyline 1 Mr.
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