India Extradites Mahadev Betting App Promoter From Oman

India has extradited Sourabh Chandrakar from Oman to face trial in multiple criminal cases linked to the Mahadev online betting syndicate. A special Central Bureau of Investigation team escorted him back to India following cooperation with Omani authorities.

Chandrakar will appear before the special CBI court in Raipur on Monday, November 2. He is wanted in two CBI cases where chargesheets have already been filed and in one Enforcement Directorate case where a prosecution complaint has been filed.

“It was an old FIR. CBI has mentioned in its note that this is the largest illegal online betting syndicate, meaning it had become the largest in the country.”

The Mahadev Online Book operation allegedly offered illegal betting on cricket, football, card games and other events. Investigators say it was run from outside India through franchised panels and branches across the country.

Proceeds were allegedly moved through mule bank accounts, layered through multiple transactions and transferred abroad using hawala channels. Part of the money was reportedly used to pay protection money to public servants so the syndicate could operate without hindrance.

The CBI took up the investigation at the request of the Government of Chhattisgarh. Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma described the syndicate as the largest illegal online betting operation in the country.

The CBI has filed chargesheets under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Indian Penal Code provisions on criminal conspiracy, cheating and forgery, and the Chhattisgarh Gambling (Prohibition) Act. The ED has attached several properties in India and abroad.