Rs 80,000 crore betting scam: CBI extradites Mahadev App kingpin from Oman
The CBI has extradited Sourabh Chandrakar, the alleged kingpin of the Mahadev online betting syndicate, from Oman to India. Chandrakar faces multiple charges related to illegal betting, money laundering, and corruption involving public servants.
Why it matters
This represents a significant crackdown on transnational organized crime and illegal digital gambling networks operating within India.
NEW DELHI: In a major breakthrough against transnational organized crime, CBI in coordination with other Central agencies, has extradited Sourabh Chandrakar, the promoter and alleged kingpin of the Mahadev App illegal online betting syndicate, from the Sultanate of Oman.A special CBI team travelled to Muscat, took custody of Chandrakar, and escorted him back to India. Following a mandatory medical examination and the acquisition of a transit remand, he will be taken to Raipur and produced before the CBI Special Judge Monday.Chandrakar is wanted in two CBI cases, in which chargesheets have already been filed, as well as an Enforcement Directorate (ED) case where a prosecution complaint has been submitted and several properties in India and abroad have been attached.The investigation into the Mahadev Online Book cases was taken up by the CBI at the request of the Chhattisgarh government.The probe revealed that the syndicate operated as one of the country's…
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