Ravi Uppal, a co-promoter in the alleged Mahadev betting app syndicate, has been arrested in Dubai on an Interpol Red Notice, after the notice was issued at India’s request. The 46-year-old was taken into custody by Dubai authorities and is being processed while Indian agencies seek to expedite extradition. The Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate are now working through official channels to secure Uppal’s return to India. Uppal’s arrest comes just days after another key promoter, Saurabh Chandrakar, was brought back to India from Oman. Chandrakar had been extradited after an Oman court approved it in relation to a money laundering case being investigated by the ED. Indian agencies say Uppal previously managed money operations for the betting network, including hawala transactions worth hundreds of crores of rupees. They also allege he acted as a go-between for politicians and bureaucrats in Chhattisgarh. This is not Uppal’s first detention in the UAE. Dubai authorities previously arrested him in December 2023 following an Interpol Red Notice issued in October. He was released within 45 days, and officials say Indian agencies later believed he left the UAE and was in Australia before he reportedly returned to Dubai. The Mahadev app, also known as Mahadev Online Book or MOB, was launched in 2019 to 2020. The ED claims the platform operated on thousands of panels and generated proceeds of crime of about Rs 80,000 crore from 2019 onwards. Uppal and Chandrakar are among the main accused, and the ED has also been trying to secure custody of Vikas Chhaparia, who is reportedly in Dubai. Uppal remains in Dubai following the Interpol-based arrest, while the CBI and ED continue efforts to extradite him to India.