He will be produced before the CBI Special Court in Raipur on Monday. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has extradited Sourabh Chandrakar, promoter of the Mahadev Online Book app and the alleged kingpin of an illegal betting syndicate, from Oman. A special CBI team travelled to Muscat and brought Chandrakar back to India.
Sourabh Chandrakar is wanted in two CBI cases, in which chargesheets have been filed, and a separate Enforcement Directorate (ED) case in which a prosecution complaint has been submitted.
READ | Ebix Group Chairman Vikas Garg Arrested In Mahadev Betting App Case The CBI took over the investigation following a request from the Chhattisgarh government. Chandrakar is among the key accused named in the chargesheets. The ED has also attached several properties in India and abroad in connection with the case. Chandrakar was located and detained by the Royal Oman Police following an Interpol Red Corner Notice issued against him. The CBI and ED subsequently submitted formal extradition proposals to Oman, along with evidence gathered during their investigations. The CBI has acknowledged the cooperation extended by the Sultanate of Oman and the Royal Oman Police, describing the extradition as a significant step in India’s efforts to bring back fugitives accused of running transnational criminal enterprises and ensure they face legal proceedings in the country.
It has filed chargesheets under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, and provisions relating to criminal conspiracy, cheating and forgery, along with the Chhattisgarh Gambling (Prohibition) Act.
