Mahadev app case: CBI seeks to trace ‘protection money’ network through Chandrakar

Published 05 Nov 2026, 11:57 IST

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CBI questions Mahadev app promoter Saurabh Chandrakar to identify Chhattisgarh officials suspected of taking ‘protection money’ and trace alleged betting proceeds.

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The National Herald Center-Left The Associated Journals Ltd. Current article 05 Nov 2026, 11:57 IST

Mahadev app case: CBI seeks to trace ‘protection money’ network through Chandrakar

CBI questions Mahadev app promoter Saurabh Chandrakar to identify Chhattisgarh officials suspected of taking ‘protection money’ and trace alleged betting proceeds.

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Hindustan Times Center HT Media 05 Nov 2026, 13:24 IST

CBI seeks Chandrakar’s custody to identify Chhattisgarh officials who received money

The CBI alleged that Chandrakar and associates secured the protection of police and administrative officials

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Deccan Herald Center-Left The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd. 05 Nov 2026, 11:45 IST

Mahadev case: Saurabh Chandrakar's custody needed to identify officials who got 'protection money', says CBI

Raipur: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has said that custodial interrogation of Saurabh Chandrakar, the alleged kingpin of the Rs 6,000-crore Mahadev betting app scam, is needed to identify Chhattisgarh public servants who allegedly received "protection money" to help the syndicate…

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