Mahadev betting app kingpin Sourabh Chandrakar extradited from Oman to India

Sourabh Chandrakar, a key promoter of the Mahadev Online Book betting syndicate, has been extradited from Oman to India. He faces charges related to a massive ₹6,000 crore illegal betting and money laundering scam.
Why it matters
The extradition marks a significant milestone in the investigation of one of India's largest illegal online gambling operations.
Raipur Sourabh Chandrakar, one of the promoters of the alleged Mahadev Online Book (MOB) illegal betting syndicate, has been extradited to India from Oman, a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) spokesperson said on Sunday (November 1, 2026). “[The] CBI, in coordination with other Central agencies, has successfully secured the extradition of Sourabh Chandrakar, the promoter of the Mahadev App illegal betting syndicate, from the Sultanate of Oman,” the CBI official said. CBI arrests Mahadev scam accused after arrival from Dubai CBI arrests Mahadev scam accused after arrival from Dubai Abhishek Kumar is accused of running online betting and gambling operations under Mahadev Book, coordinating panels, collecting funds, and acquiring immovable assets in Dubai from ill-gotten proceeds CBI arrests Mahadev scam accused after arrival from Dubai storyline 1 The development comes months after Chandrakar, who hails from Chhattisgarh’s Durg, was traced to Oman.
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