SOURABH Chandrakar, the alleged mastermind of the Mahadev Online Book illegal betting syndicate, has been extradited from Oman and brought back to India in a major breakthrough for the CBI. CBI has chargesheeted him in two cases linked to the sprawling operation. A specially deputed CBI team travelled to Muscat after the Sultanate of Oman granted India’s extradition request and escorted Chandrakar home in coordination with other Central agencies. He is to undergo a medical examination before being taken to Raipur after the necessary transit remand formalities. The agency has said he will be produced before the CBI Special Judge in Raipur on Monday, November 2. The return of a principal accused from abroad marks a crucial development in an investigation that has followed the money trail of an alleged betting network operating across national borders.

 

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