{
  "id": 17638759,
  "title": "CBI Extradites Mahadev App Kingpin Sourabh Chandrakar From Oman; To Be Produced In Raipur Court On Monday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/cbi-extradites-mahadev-app-kingpin-sourabh-chandrakar-from-oman-to-be",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-01T15:56:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/cbi-extradites-mahadev-app-kingpin-sourabh-chandrakar-from-oman-to-be-produced-in-raipur-court-on-monday"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "India's most wanted online gambling tycoon Sourabh Chandrakar has been extradited from Oman to face charges in a Chhattisgarh court. Chandrakar, the alleged mastermind behind a multi-crore Mahadev Online Book betting syndicate, was apprehended in Oman after using a forged passport. He was taken into custody by the Royal Oman Police on July 8 and subsequently extradited to India following requests from the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate. Chandrakar is set to be produced before a Special CBI Court in Raipur on Monday, where he faces charges under multiple laws including the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Indian Penal Code. The extradition is a significant breakthrough in the probe into one of India's largest illegal online betting operations, which reportedly had a sprawling network of franchised panels across the country.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: India's most wanted online gambling tycoon, Sourabh Chandrakar, the alleged mastermind behind the multi-crore Mahadev Online Book betting syndicate, has been extradited from the Oman by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in a major breakthrough in the probe into one of the country's largest illegal online betting operations. A CBI team that travelled to Muscat escorted Chandrakar…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-11-01T15:31:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}