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Mahadev betting app case: CBI gets eight-day custody of kingpin Saurabh Chandrakar after extradition from Oman

Mahadev betting app case: CBI gets eight-day custody of kingpin Saurabh Chandrakar after extradition from Oman

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The Central Bureau of Investigation has said it needs to interrogate Saurabh Chandrakar, the promoter of the Mahadev betting app, to identify Chhattisgarh officials alleged to have received protection money and to trace the proceeds of the betting operation. Chandrakar is described as the alleged kingpin of a Rs 6,000‑crore scam, and the CBI is seeking his cooperation to map the protection‑money network.

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A special court in Raipur granted the CBI eight-day custody of Saurabh Chandrakar, the alleged kingpin of the ₹6,000-crore Mahadev online betting syndicate.

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Hindustan Times Center HT Media Current article

Mahadev betting app case: CBI gets eight-day custody of kingpin Saurabh Chandrakar after extradition from Oman

A special court in Raipur granted the CBI eight-day custody of Saurabh Chandrakar, the alleged kingpin of the ₹6,000-crore Mahadev online betting syndicate.

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

Mahadev app co-promoter Ravi Uppal arrested in UAE, India moves for his extradition

Ravi Uppal, linked to the Mahadev online betting app, was arrested in the UAE on an Interpol Red Notice. His associate Saurabh Chandrakar was extradited from Oman in relation to a money laundering case. Both individuals are being investigated by Indian enforcement agencies, including the CBI and ED…

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The New Indian Express Center Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.

Mahadev betting app co-promoter Ravi Uppal arrested in UAE; India moves for extradition

Ravi Uppal, co-promoter of the Mahadev online betting app, has been arrested in the UAE, and Indian authorities are initiating efforts to secure his extradition, officials said on Wednesday. The development comes after a CBI team brought back Uppal's friend and another Mahadev app promoter, Saurabh…

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