{
  "id": 17609823,
  "title": "Mahadev betting app promoter brought back from Oman, months after arrest in ₹6000 crore money laundering case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/mahadev-betting-app-promoter-brought-back-from-oman-months-after",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-01T13:12:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mahadev-betting-app-promoter-brought-back-from-oman-months-after-arrest-in-6000-crore-money-laundering-case-sourabh-chandrakar-101793538474445.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sourabh Chandrakar, the alleged mastermind behind the Mahadev online betting syndicate, has been extradited from Oman to India after months in custody. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) secured his extradition and he will be produced before the CBI Special Court in Raipur. Chandrakar, along with his associate Ravi Uppal, set up the Mahadev betting network in 2018, which reportedly generated illegal profits estimated at ₹6,000 crore. The syndicate operated through a franchise-based network of betting panels and branches across India, using platforms like Tiger Exchange, Gold365, and Laser247.",
  "summary": "Sourabh Chandrakar set up the Mahadev betting empire along with co-founder Ravi Uppal.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Rs 80,000 crore betting scam: CBI extradites Mahadev App kingpin from Oman",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/rs-80-000-crore-betting-scam-cbi-extradites-mahadev-app-kingpin-from",
        "published": "2026-11-01T13:32:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Mahadev betting app scam: Key accused Saurabh Chandrakar extradited from Oman",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/mahadev-betting-app-scam-key-accused-saurabh-chandrakar-extradited",
        "published": "2026-11-01T14:02:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV - India News",
        "title": "Mahadev Betting App Case Kingpin Sourabh Chandrakar Extradited From Oman",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/mahadev-betting-app-case-kingpin-sourabh-chandrakar-extradited-from",
        "published": "2026-11-01T14:10:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}