Mahadev betting app promoter brought back from Oman, months after arrest in ₹6,000 crore money laundering case
The CBI has successfully extradited Sourabh Chandrakar, a key promoter of the Mahadev online betting syndicate, from Oman to India. Chandrakar faces charges in a ₹6,000-crore money laundering case after fleeing to Dubai and later Oman to evade authorities.
Why it matters
This extradition represents a significant legal victory for Indian authorities in cracking down on large-scale illegal online gambling and financial crimes.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), along with other agencies, has extradited Sourabh Chandrakar — the mastermind behind the ₹6,000-crore Mahadev online gambling syndicate — from Oman, officials said.“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. A CBI team specially deputed to Oman, has escorted him back to India. He will now be produced before the CBI special court in Raipur,” a CBI spokesperson said in a statement on Sunday.Briefly detained by Interpol, under house arrestChandrakar, in his 30s, was wanted by multiple agencies including Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Chhattisgarh police.One of the most wanted person in connection with the racket, Chandrakar set-up the Mahadev betting empire along with co-founder Ravi Uppal. The two fled to Dubai sometime in 2019.
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