Mahadev App Promoter Arrested In Dubai, Also Held Passport Of Vanuatu

Ravi Uppal was arrested based on a red corner notice issued by Interpol, and sources said he is likely to be deported to India soon.

In a big development in the Mahadev betting app case, one of the two main promoters, Ravi Uppal, has been arrested by the police in Dubai based on a red corner notice issued by Interpol at the request of the Enforcement Directorate. Uppal was arrested last week and sources said he is likely to be deported to India soon. 

The Mahadev app, which reportedly turned over a profit of Rs 200 crore a day, had also caused a political stir ahead of the elections in Chhattisgarh in November. 

The Enforcement Directorate had claimed that a cash courier, Asim Das, had alleged that the promoters of the app had paid Rs 508 crore to then Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel. When he was produced before a court, however, the courier had said he was being framed as part of a conspiracy and he had never delivered any cash to politicians.