Mahadev betting co-founder held in Oman as India files extradition request
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Chandrakar has been wanted by Indian authorities since 2019 for allegedly establishing the Mahadev online betting app with Ravi Uppal.
Oman.- Sourabh Chandrakar, the alleged cofounder of the Mahadev online betting app has been detained in Oman. Indian authorities are seeking his extradition in connection with the alleged ₹6,000 crore (US$62.9m) illegal gambling operation.
According to Indian media, Chandrakar was taken into custody by the Royal Oman Police following an Interpol Red Notice issued at the request of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Chhattisgarh Police. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has since submitted an extradition request through India’s Ministry of External Affairs.
Officials said Chandrakar is being held in Muscat while Omani authorities consider India’s request. He is reportedly facing a separate investigation in Oman over allegations that he entered the country using a forged passport from a Southeast Asian nation.
Chandrakar, who has been wanted by Indian authorities since 2019, is accused of establishing the Mahadev online betting network with co-founder Ravi Uppal before the pair relocated to Dubai. Investigators allege that he continued to manage operations from overseas through multiple online betting platforms, including Tiger Exchange, Gold365 and Laser247.
The ED alleges the network operated around 3,200 betting panels in India, generating proceeds of around ₹6,000 crore (US$62.9m). The ED has so far arrested 13 people and named 74 entities in five charge sheets filed before a special court in Raipur. In March, the agency announced the freezing of assets worth ₹1,700 crore (US$202.6m) allegedly linked to Chandrakar and associates, including properties in Dubai.
Chandrakar was briefly detained in Dubai in 2024 under an Interpol Red Notice, but India’s extradition request was not executed and he was later released. The ED is also seeking to have Chandrakar, Uppal and several other declared Fugitive Economic Offenders under India’s Fugitive Economic Offenders Act.
Chandrakar and Uppal have previously denied involvement in illegal online betting.
Chandrakar has been wanted by Indian authorities since 2019 for allegedly establishing the Mahadev online betting app with Ravi Uppal. Oman.- Sourabh Chandrakar, the alleged cofounder of the Mahadev online betting app has been detained in Oman. Indian authorities are seeking his extradition in connection with the alleged ₹6,000 crore (US$62.9m) illegal gambling operation. According…
