Raipur. The assets worth Rs 1700 crore of Saurabh Chandrakar, operator of Mahadev Satta App, have been temporarily attached by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). ED’s Raipur zonal office took this action on March 24 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) 2002.
The regional office of the Enforcement Directorate in Raipur (Chhattisgarh) gave this information on Wednesday. With this latest action, the total value of assets attached or seized by ED so far in the Mahadev App case has crossed Rs 4,300 crore.
ED has so far conducted search operations at more than 175 places across the country in connection with this case. Apart from this, 13 people have been arrested in this case. 74 people have been made accused in five ‘prosecution complaints’ filed in the special court in Raipur (PMLA).
ED investigation has revealed that the accused had purchased several properties in the country and abroad to make the illegal earnings appear legitimate through money laundering.
Under this, the agency has seized about 20 properties located in Dubai and New Delhi, out of which 18 properties are in Dubai, 2 properties are in New Delhi, their total estimated market value is around Rs 1700 crore. This also includes the apartments of Burj Khalifa.
Investigation has revealed that Saurabh had bought these luxury bungalows and cars with betting money. According to ED, the attached foreign properties are located in the prime location of Dubai.
According to ED, these properties are linked to Saurabh Chandrakar, the main promoter of Mahadev Online Book App, which were being controlled in the name of him and his associates. These include Vikas Chhaparia, Rohit Gulati, Atul Arora, Nitin Tibrewala and Surendra Bagri.
Investigation revealed that these properties were purchased from the proceeds of crime earned from Mahadev Online Book and other illegal betting platforms.
Investigation has revealed that thousands of dummy bank accounts were opened. Aadhaar cards of common people were misused. The illegal money earned from speculation was sent abroad through hawala networks and shell companies and then invested in the Indian stock market.
Then investments were made in expensive properties in UAE and India. It is noteworthy that Saurabh Chandrakar was formally arrested in Dubai in October 2024 on the basis of Red Corner Notice of Interpol.
He is currently in the United Arab Emirates, where his extradition proceedings are pending in local courts. In January 2026, the ED had also sent a fresh extradition request to bring him back. His associate Ravi Uppal was also detained in Dubai, but he was later released on bail.
According to reports, Uppal has now fled to Vanuatu, making his return even more challenging as India does not have an extradition agreement with that country. A special court in Raipur has started the process of declaring both of them as fugitive economic offenders.
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