Raipur court grants CBI eight days to question Chandrakar
Investigators can now trace alleged money flows and network links.
Overview
Saurabh Chandrakar’s return to India has moved the case into a new phase. Agencies allege the betting network generated about Rs 6,000 crore. They say it used , and to collect, move and hide the money. After Interpol issued a , Oman’s police detained Chandrakar. India sent extradition requests and supporting evidence. A CBI team brought him back on November 1. A Delhi court then allowed two days to transfer him to Raipur.
A Raipur special court has now given the CBI eight days to question Chandrakar, including in Delhi. The questioning is expected to cover the alleged network, associates, money trails and possible political links. The order allows questioning but does not prove guilt. The agencies’ wider claims about the betting network and its finances must still be tested in court.
Timeline
The Raipur special court granted the CBI eight days of custody and allowed questioning in Delhi
The Raipur special court granted the CBI eight days of of Chandrakar after his production before the judge. The court also permitted the agency to take him to Delhi for questioning. Investigators can now seek details about the alleged network, associates, , , and possible facilitators, including alleged political links, while those leads remain allegations under investigation.
Indian agencies sought international action after Saurabh Chandrakar remained outside their reach
Chandrakar became a whom investigators wanted to question about the alleged betting syndicate, its associates and its finances. His presence outside India required Indian agencies to use and procedures. The agencies’ allegations about his role had not been tested at trial.
Indian agencies opened a major financial-crime investigation into the Mahadev Online Book betting syndicate
The and investigat Mahadev Online Book as an alleg illegal betting network promot by Saurabh Chandrakar and associates. Officials and investigators describ the suspect operation as involving betting platforms, cash collection and on a scale estimat at about Rs 6,000 crore. The allegations remain subject to investigation and trial, not final judicial findings.
A Delhi court granted two-day transit remand so the CBI could transfer Chandrakar to Raipur
After Chandrakar’s return, a Delhi court authorised two days of CBI . The order allowed the agency to move him from Delhi to Chhattisgarh and produce him before the CBI Special Judge in Raipur. The transit order addressed custody and jurisdiction before the main remand hearing.
The CBI escorted Saurabh Chandrakar from Oman to India after his extradition
A CBI team brought Chandrakar back to India from Oman on November 1. The agency said he would undergo a medical examination before being taken to Raipur, where the CBI case was being heard. His return ended the period in which investigators could not question him in Indian custody.
Interpol’s Red Corner Notice led the Royal Oman Police to detain Saurabh Chandrakar
The CBI said Chandrakar was located and detained by the Royal Oman Police on the basis of a Red Corner Notice. The detention moved the case from a domestic investigation into an international law-enforcement process. It also created a legal route for India to seek his return for investigation and prosecution.
Oman approved the extradition request and India sent a CBI team to Muscat
Oman approved India’s extradition request for Chandrakar, according to the CBI and reports citing officials. A specially deputed CBI team travelled to Muscat to take custody of him and escort him to India. The approval made his physical production before an Indian court possible.
The CBI and ED submitted formal extradition requests and supporting evidence to Oman
After Chandrakar’s detention, the CBI and ED sent formal to the Sultanate of Oman. The agencies said they submitted evidence gathered in the Mahadev case, including material supporting their allegations about his role and the alleged financial network. Omani authorities then considered the requests under the applicable extradition process.
Investigators alleged that Mahadev betting proceeds moved through mule accounts, layered transactions and hawala channels
The agencies examined alleged used to collect and distribute betting proceeds. They also traced multiple layers of transactions and suspected intended to move or conceal the money. These allegations made financial tracing central to the case alongside the alleged operation of the betting platforms.