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Mahadev scam accused’s extradition will expose who took protection money: Chhattisgarh CM

Mahadev scam accused’s extradition will expose who took protection money: Chhattisgarh CM

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The Mahadev promoter, Saurabh Chandrakar, is facing an Enforcement Directorate trial for money laundering linked to an online betting case. The CBI took him into custody after his arrival from Oman, and the Royal Oman Police had earlier detained him following an Interpol Red Corner Notice. The ED has attached about ₹3,500 crore in assets tied to the betting scandal and is seeking to seize additional properties. Reports also note that a Rs 200‑crore wedding exposed a Mahadev betting empire valued at roughly Rs 90,000 crore.

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Alleged kingpin Sourabh Chandrakar extradited from Oman, remanded to two days CBI custody on Monday; former Congress CM Bhupesh Baghel had been named as a co-accused in 2024 FIR

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The Hindu Center-Left Kasturi & Sons Ltd. Current article

Mahadev scam accused’s extradition will expose who took protection money: Chhattisgarh CM

Alleged kingpin Sourabh Chandrakar extradited from Oman, remanded to two days CBI custody on Monday; former Congress CM Bhupesh Baghel had been named as a co-accused in 2024 FIR

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Mahadev betting app case: CBI gets 2-day transit remand of Sourabh Chandrakar, to be produced in Raipur

Sourabh Chandrakar, one of the main promoters of the Mahadev Online Book betting syndicate, has been granted two days of transit remand by the Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) produced him before the court and sought transit remand to take him to Raipur, where…

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The Economic Times Center-Right Bennett, Coleman & Co.

CBI secures extradition of Mahadev betting app promoter Sourabh Chandrakar from Oman

The CBI has secured the extradition of Sourabh Chandrakar, promoter of the Mahadev online betting syndicate, from Oman. Wanted in two CBI cases and an Enforcement Directorate investigation, Chandrakar is expected to be produced before a special court in Raipur on November 2, after completing transit…

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