CBI has secured the extradition of Sourabh Chandrakar, accused of promoting the Mahadev online betting syndicate worth ₹6,000 crore, from Oman. A CBI team escorted him back to India, and he will be produced before the CBI Special Court in Raipur. Chandrakar, in his early 30s, is accused of running the Mahadev betting network with co-founder Ravi Uppal. The alleged operation used betting applications and websites that reportedly continued from Dubai after the duo fled there around 2019. The case involves allegations of illegal betting operations, money laundering, and generating proceeds of crime through a network of online platforms and associated entities. India’s ED and other agencies have been investigating the alleged syndicate. The extradition effort followed international legal steps. Based on an Interpol Red Notice, Chandrakar was briefly detained in the UAE in October 2024 and placed under house arrest. India sent an extradition request the same month, but it was not executed, eventually rendering it infructuous. Ravi Uppal, Chandrakar’s alleged associate, had gone missing from the UAE after authorities decided to close extradition proceedings against him. Chandrakar is now in custody after being brought back from Oman and will face the CBI Special Court in Raipur.