Juice Seller To Millionaire Scammer: Mahadev Betting App Accused's Empire
NDTV
Sources told NDTV how the money was moved around, the extent of the nexus involved in the operation of the app and the titular role of two Chhattisgarh-based brothers.
Even as Indian authorities prepare to likely receive Saurabh Chandrakar, one of the main promoters of the Mahadev betting app, sources told NDTV how the money was moved around, the extent of the nexus involved in the operation of the app and the titular role of two Chhattisgarh-based brothers.
According to sources, Chandrakar's formal arrest in the Dubai was based on an Interpol-issued arrest warrant in a money laundering and fraud case. Chandrakar along with another promoter of the app, Ravi Uppal was detained and put under "house arrest" in Dubai late last year following the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) request for issuance of a Red Notice (RN) against them.
Chandrakar and co-promoter Ravil Uppal hailed from Chhattisgarh's Bhilai, but operated the Mahadev betting app from Dubai. When he lived in his hometown, the former ran a juice shop. He is said to have left for Dubai in 2019.
