{
  "id": 18213855,
  "title": "Raipur court grants CBI eight days custody of Sourabh Chandrakar; to be interrogated in Delhi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/raipur-court-grants-cbi-eight-days-custody-of-sourabh-chandrakar-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T00:26:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/chhattisgarh/mahadev-betting-app-case-cbi-gets-8-day-custody-of-kingpin-saurabh-chandrakar/article71665795.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On November 4, 2026, a Special CBI court in Raipur granted Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody of Sourabh Chandrakar, the alleged mastermind behind a ₹6,000-crore Mahadev online betting app scam, for an additional eight days. Chandrakar was extradited from Oman to Delhi on November 3, 2026, and was subsequently brought to Raipur on a private flight that evening. The extradition of Chandrakar is expected to shed light on who received protection money in connection with the Mahadev scam. The defense lawyer, Tushar Giri, informed journalists that the CBI had requested a ten-day remand, while the court only granted eight days. Both the defense and CBI had argued for the interrogation to take place in Delhi, as per extradition laws and bilateral treaties. The Mahadev Online Book operated as a vast international betting syndicate, facilitating unlawful betting through various online platforms and domain names.",
  "summary": "The development follows the recent extradition of Chandrakar from Oman to Delhi, after which he was brought to Raipur on a private flight on November 3 evening.",
  "key_points": [
    "CBI granted Sourabh Chandrakar eight days custody on November 4, 2026",
    "Chandrakar extradited from Oman to Delhi on November 3, 2026",
    "Interrogation to take place in Delhi per extradition laws"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The extradition and subsequent interrogation of the alleged mastermind signal a significant push by investigators to uncover the network of officials who may have received protection money.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}