The Kutch police have arrested Bharat Chaudhari, the mastermind behind the Mahadev app, which is at the center of a nationwide cricket betting scandal. Chaudhari was operating a large-scale online betting network, and his arrest took place as he arrived in Gujarat’s Patan from Dubai.
According to Chirag Kordiya, Inspector General (IG) of Kutch Border Range, Chaudhari is the developer of the Mahadev app. During interrogation, investigators found financial transactions amounting to Rs5,213 crore linked to the app. The investigation is ongoing, and more details are expected to emerge.
Police sources indicate that they received confidential information regarding Chaudhari’s arrival in Patan. His WhatsApp group contained data revealing the app’s total annual turnover, which highlights the extensive scale of the operation.
Chaudhari has reportedly named his partners, including Saurabh Chandrakar, Atul Agrawal, Dilipkumar Prajapati, and Ronak Kumar, all based in Dubai, along with Ravikumar Singh from Dhanbad, Jharkhand. Additionally, 23 betting IDs were discovered on Chaudhari’s mobile phone, further implicating him in the operation.