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Mahadev betting app case: CBI gets 8-day custody of kingpin Saurabh Chandrakar

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Ravi Uppal, a co‑founder of the Mahadev betting app, was arrested in Dubai shortly after the extradition of Sourabh Chandrakar to India, according to sources. The Enforcement Directorate alleges that Uppal ran a hawala network handling hundreds of crores of rupees and that he maintained contacts with politicians and bureaucrats. His detention follows the recent transfer of the alleged kingpin, Chandrakar, to Indian authorities.

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    A special court in Chhattisgarh’s capital Raipur on Wednesday, granted the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) an eight-day custody of Saurabh Chandrakar, the alleged kingpin of the Rs 6,000-crore Mahadev online betting app scam. Chandrakar, who was recently extradited from Oman, was sent to a…

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A special court in Chhattisgarh’s capital Raipur on Wednesday, granted the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) an eight-day custody of Saurabh Chandrakar, the alleged kingpin of the Rs 6,000-crore Mahadev online betting app scam. Chandrakar, who was recently extradited from Oman, was sent to a…

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