Ravi Uppal, co-promoter of the Mahadev online betting app, has been arrested in the UAE while India moves to extradite him, officials said on Wednesday. The 46-year-old was detained in Dubai after authorities issued an Interpol Red Notice at the request of Indian probe agencies. The CBI and the ED are working to secure his transfer to India. The case also involves Uppal’s associate Saurabh Chandrakar, another promoter of the Mahadev app, who was brought back by a CBI team from Oman on November 1 after a court there allowed his extradition in a money laundering case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate. Authorities say the Mahadev app, also known as Mahadev Online Book (MOB), began operations in 2019-20. It allegedly expanded sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, and has been reported as operating through thousands of panels. Prosecuting agencies allege the app generated proceeds of crime worth Rs 80,000 crore since 2019. Uppal and Chandrakar are from Bhilai in Chhattisgarh. Uppal was previously detained by UAE authorities in 2023, but agencies later found he was in Australia. Uppal remains arrested in the UAE as India pursues extradition, while Chandrakar’s return from Oman followed a court order tied to the money laundering case.