World · South & Central Asia · 12 hrs ago
Mahadev app promoter Sourabh Chandrakar extradited from Oman to India
India brought Sourabh Chandrakar back from Oman after Omani authorities approved his extradition.
Chandrakar is accused of promoting the Mahadev Online Book, an illegal betting network that investigators say was worth ₹6,000 crore.
The case concerns a betting operation run from outside India that allegedly offered wagers on sports, card games and other events through networks across the country.
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement Directorate have investigated the case, including alleged criminal activity and money laundering.
Chandrakar is wanted in two CBI cases and one ED case, though the accusations have not been proven in court.
The CBI says chargesheets have already been filed in its cases, and investigators have also examined alleged payments to public officials.
He is due before a CBI special court in Raipur after a medical examination and transit remand.
Sourabh Chandrakar, a promoter of the Mahadev online betting app, was extradited from Oman to India on November 1, 2026.
The CBI said a team it sent to Oman escorted Chandrakar back and that he would be produced before a special court in Raipur.
Investigating agencies accuse him of being a leading figure in an alleged betting syndicate valued at ₹6,000 crore.
Chandrakar is wanted in two CBI cases and an Enforcement Directorate case, according to the CBI.
The CBI said he was located and detained in Oman after an Interpol Red Corner Notice was issued against him.
- Who
- Sourabh Chandrakar, a promoter of the Mahadev online betting app.
- What
- He was extradited from Oman to India.
- When
- November 1, 2026.
- Where
- From Oman to India; he was to be taken to Raipur.
- Why
- He is wanted in cases concerning the alleged Mahadev betting syndicate.
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Chandrakar and co-founder Ravi Uppal fled to Dubai, according to Hindustan Times.
UAE authorities briefly detained Chandrakar under an Interpol red notice and placed him under house arrest, Hindustan Times reported.
Royal Omani police detained Chandrakar in Muscat, according to Hindustan Times.
Chandrakar was extradited from Oman to India.
- Alleged syndicate value
- ₹6,000 crore
- Destination court
- CBI Special Court, Raipur
- CBI cases
- Two; chargesheets had been filed
- ED case
- One; a prosecution complaint had been filed
- Co-founder
- Ravi Uppal
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What people are saying
CBI, in coordination with other central agencies has successfully secured the extradition of Sourabh Chandrakar, the promoter of the Mahadev App illegal betting syndicate, from the Sultanate of Oman. A CBI team specially deputed to Oman, has escorted him back to India. He will now be produced before the CBI special court in Raipur
[The] CBI acknowledges with gratitude the cooperation extended by the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Royal Oman Police, which reflects the close and friendly relations between the two countries and their shared resolve to combat transnational organised crime
several public servants including police officers and politicians who were allegedly bribed by Mahadev promoters are under the scanner in this case