The detention of Mahadev Betting App founder Saurabh Chandrakar by the Royal Oman Police marks a significant breakthrough in one of India’s biggest financial crime investigations. It is almost unbelievable that a humble fruit juice seller from Bhilai could, within a few years, build an illegal betting empire allegedly worth Rs 6,000 crore and acquire luxury properties, including apartments in Dubai’s iconic Burj Khalifa. Chandrakar, still in his thirties, appeared to possess the Midas touch. But luck, which had favoured him for long, seems finally to have deserted him. His arrest in Dubai in 2024 did not result in his return to India. Whether financial influence or legal loopholes helped him then remains a matter of speculation. This time,........

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