What key accused Sourabh Chandrakar disclosed after his extradition from the Sultanate of Oman has now led the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to the panel operators of the illegal Mahadev Online Book betting platform. In the last few days, the agency searched their premises at 33 locations across six states on the basis of his disclosures. Chandrakar is one of the principal promoters of the platform.

Live betting and gambling panels were found running during the searches and were dismantled. Digital devices, mobile phones and incriminating documents showing the use of mule accounts and a hawala network were recovered and seized, according to a CBI press release dated 14 November 2026. The cities where searches were conducted are Amritsar, Delhi, Nagaur, Dholpur, Bhopal, Raipur, Durg, Indore, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Mumbai and Nagpur.