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CBI conducts raids at 33 locations across 6 states in Mahadev App case

Chennai/New Delhi, Nov 14 (UNI) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has conducted searches at 33 locations across six States at the premises of the panel operators of the illegal online betting platform of Mahadev Online Book APP case in the last few days.
The searches were conducted at Amritsar, Delhi, Nagaur, Dholpur, Bhopal, Raipur, Durg, Indore, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Mumbai and Nagpur.
The raids were carried out on the basis of disclosures made by the key accused Sourabh Chandrakar, one of the principal promoters of the platform, after his extradition from the Sultanate of Oman.
During these searches, live betting and gambling panels were found running and were dismantled. Digital devices, mobile phones and incriminating documents showing the use of mule accounts and a hawala network have been recovered and seized, CBI said on Saturday.
Sourabh Chandrakar was extradited from Oman and arrested by CBI on November 1, 2026. The Special Judge (CBI Cases), Raipur granted him CBI custody for eight days for interrogation, which revealed the details about the working of the platform and its network of panel operators in India. He was also confronted with the documentary and digital evidence collected during investigation.
It may be recalled that CBI has registered two FIRs in the Mahadev Online Book after being transferred from the State Govt. of Chhattisgarh. Investigation conducted so far has revealed that the platform is run from abroad through a Head Office and operates in India through a large network of panel operators. These operators handle customer IDs, collect betting money in the bank accounts exclusively opened or hired in the names of other persons, and send the profits abroad through hawala channels.
Investigation is continuing into the role of the other accused, including those located abroad, the persons who facilitated the operations and the public servants concerned.
Steps for extradition of the other absconding accused are underway, the Central Agency said.
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