CBI extradites Mahadev app promoter from Oman

The Central Bureau of Investigation said it extradited Mahadev Online Book promoter Sourabh Chandrakar from Oman to India, where he is due to appear before a special court in Raipur on Monday, November 2. A CBI team escorted Chandrakar back to India after he was detained by the Royal Oman Police under an Interpol Red Corner Notice, officials said. The CBI and the Enforcement Directorate submitted extradition requests to Oman with evidence gathered in their investigations. The agencies pursued the requests in coordination with Indian authorities and Interpol’s National Central Bureau, with support from Omani authorities. The CBI said Chandrakar is wanted in two of its cases, in which chargesheets have been filed. He is also an accused in a separate Enforcement Directorate case, for which a prosecution complaint has been filed. The allegations have not been established as judicial findings in the reports. His scheduled appearance in Raipur is the next reported procedural step. The CBI took up the Mahadev Online Book investigations at the request of the Chhattisgarh government. The agency alleges that the operation offered betting on cricket, football, card games and other events...