RAIPUR: Mahadev betting app promoter Sourabh Chandrakar, accused of running an illegal online betting network from abroad and paying protection money to public servants, has been extradited from Oman, the CBI said on Sunday. A special CBI team escorted him to India, and he is scheduled to be produced before a special court in Raipur on Monday.Chandrakar is wanted in two CBI cases in which chargesheets have been filed, as well as an Enforcement Directorate (ED) case in which a prosecution complaint has been submitted. He will undergo a medical examination before being taken to Raipur after transit remand is obtained, the agency said.The Royal Oman Police located and detained Chandrakar on the basis of an Interpol Red Corner Notice, according to CBI. The CBI and ED subsequently submitted formal extradition requests supported by evidence gathered against him. After Oman approved the extradition, a CBI team travelled to Muscat to bring him back.The CBI took over the Mahadev Online Book cases at the Chhattisgarh govt’s request and has described the operation as one of the country’s largest illegal online betting syndicates. Investigators allege that it was run from outside India through franchised “panels” and “branches” that enrolled users and collected bets on cricket, football, card games and other events. The agency alleged that betting proceeds were routed through numerous mule bank accounts, layered through multiple transactions and transferred abroad through hawala channels. Part of the money was allegedly paid to public servants to allow the network to operate without interference.Chandrakar is among the key accused named in chargesheets filed under the Prevention of Corruption Act, IPC provisions relating to criminal conspiracy, cheating and forgery, and the Chhattisgarh Gambling (Prohibition) Act. The ED has also attached properties in India and abroad as part of its investigation. The CBI said the extradition was pursued in coordination with other central agencies and Interpol’s National Central Bureau, with assistance from Omani authorities. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Bhopal | Silver Rate in Bhopal | Bank Holidays in Bhopal | Public Holidays in Bhopal | Petrol Price in Bhopal | Diesel Price in Bhopal | CNG Price in Bhopal | LPG Price in Bhopal
Mahadev betting app promoter extradited from Oman, to face CBI court today
RAIPUR: Mahadev betting app promoter Sourabh Chandrakar, accused of running an illegal online betting network from abroad and paying protection money to public servants, has been extradited from Oman, the CBI said on Sunday. A special CBI team escorted him to India, and he is scheduled to be produced before a special court in Raipur on Monday.Chandrakar is wanted in two CBI cases in which chargesheets have been filed, as well as an Enforcement Directorate (ED) case in which a prosecution complaint has been submitted. He will undergo a medical examination before being taken to Raipur after transit remand is obtained, the agency said.The Royal Oman Police located and detained Chandrakar on the basis of an Interpol Red Corner Notice, according to CBI. The CBI and ED subsequently submitted formal extradition requests supported by evidence gathered against him. After Oman approved the extradition, a CBI team travelled to Muscat to bring him back.The CBI took over the Mahadev Online Book cases at the Chhattisgarh govt’s request and has described the operation as one of the country’s largest illegal online betting syndicates. Investigators allege that it was run from outside India through franchised “panels” and “branches” that enrolled users and collected bets on cricket, football, card games and other events. The agency alleged that betting proceeds were routed through numerous mule bank accounts, layered through multiple transactions and transferred abroad through hawala channels. Part of the money was allegedly paid to public servants to allow the network to operate without interference.Chandrakar is among the key accused named in chargesheets filed under the Prevention of Corruption Act, IPC provisions relating to criminal conspiracy, cheating and forgery, and the Chhattisgarh Gambling (Prohibition) Act. The ED has also attached properties in India and abroad as part of its investigation. The CBI said the extradition was pursued in coordination with other central agencies and Interpol’s National Central Bureau, with assistance from Omani authorities. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Bhopal | Silver Rate in Bhopal | Bank Holidays in Bhopal | Public Holidays in Bhopal | Petrol Price in Bhopal | Diesel Price in Bhopal | CNG Price in Bhopal | LPG Price in Bhopal
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