{
  "id": 17627781,
  "title": "Mahadev betting app kingpin Sourabh Chandrakar extradited from Oman to India",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/mahadev-betting-app-kingpin-sourabh-chandrakar-extradited-from-oman-17627781",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-01T15:31:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/mahadev-betting-app-kingpin-sourabh-chandrakar-extradited-from-oman-to-india/article71653674.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sourabh Chandrakar, a key figure in the Mahadev Online Book (MOB) illegal betting syndicate, has been extradited from Oman to India, according to a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) spokesperson on November 1, 2026. The CBI, working in tandem with other central agencies, successfully secured Chandrakar's extradition from Oman. The spokesperson confirmed that Chandrakar, the promoter of the Mahadev App illegal betting syndicate, was apprehended in Oman. Chandrakar, hailing from Chhattisgarh’s Durg, was traced to Oman months prior to this event. He is considered one of the kingpins in the alleged Mahadev Online Book betting app scam, valued at ₹6,000 crore. The CBI and Directorate of Enforcement (ED) issued a Red Corner Notice, which led to Chandrakar's capture by the Royal Oman Police. Following his extradition, Chandrakar will be produced before the CBI Special Court in Raipur on November 2, 2026. In 2024, cases related to the alleged Mahadev app scam were handed over to the CBI, while the ED has been investigating money laundering cases associated with the MOB. Investigations have uncovered that MOB was one of the largest illegal online betting syndicates in the country, operating from overseas and enrolling users through a network of franchised panels and branches across India. Chandrakar is wanted in two CBI cases where chargesheets have been filed, and an ED case with a prosecution complaint. The charges include offenses under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, the Indian Penal Code, 1860, relating to criminal conspiracy, cheating, and forgery, as well as the Chhattisgarh Gambling (Prohibition) Act. The CBI's extradition of Chandrakar marks a significant step in India's efforts to apprehend fugitives accused of running transnational criminal enterprises against Indian citizens abroad and to ensure they face Indian law. The CBI expressed gratitude to the Government of Oman and the Royal Oman Police for their cooperation, highlighting the strong relationship between the two nations in combating transnational organized crime.",
  "summary": "The development comes months after Chandrakar, who hails from Chhattisgarh’s Durg, was traced to Oman.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Mahadev Betting App Kingpin Sourabh Chandrakar Extradited From Oman",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/mahadev-betting-app-kingpin-sourabh-chandrakar-extradited-from-oman",
        "published": "2026-11-01T14:32:57.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}