India, Nov. 1 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has extradited Sourabh Chandrakar, the alleged mastermind behind the Rs.6,000-crore Mahadev online betting syndicate, from Oman. A team specially deputed to Oman escorted Chandrakar back to India. He will now be produced before the CBI Special Court in Raipur, an official told HT.

"CBI, in coordination with other central agencies has successfully secured the extradition of Sourabh Chandrakar, the promoter of the Mahadev App illegal betting syndicate, from the Sultanate of Oman. A CBI team specially deputed to Oman, has escorted him back to India. He will now be produced before the CBI Special Court in Raipur," the officer told HT, requesting anonymity.

The development follows a ...