NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 14: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has carried out searches at 33 locations across six states as part of its ongoing investigation into the Mahadev online betting app case, officials said on Saturday.
During the searches, investigators recovered digital devices, mobile phones and several documents allegedly indicating the use of mule bank accounts and hawala channels to facilitate financial transactions linked to the betting network.
According to officials, the searches were conducted over the past few days at premises associated with panel operators of the online betting platform.
The CBI initiated the latest search operation following disclosures made by Sourabh Chandrakar, one of the alleged key promoters of the Mahadev betting platform, after his extradition from Oman.
A spokesperson for the investigating agency said that live betting and gambling panels were found operating at several locations during the operation. These illegal betting setups were subsequently dismantled.
Chandrakar was extradited from Oman and arrested by the CBI on November 1.
The agency is continuing its investigation to identify the wider network involved in the alleged online betting operations and trace the financial transactions linked to the case.
