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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Abhinay Deshpande

Mahadev betting app case | Mumbai Police book Dabur group chairman, 31 others

The Mumbai police, which is investigating the alleged ₹15,000-crore gambling and cyber fraud linked to Mahadev Book Online Betting App syndicate, registered a case against 32 persons, including Dabur Group director Gaurav Burman, company chairman Mohit Burman and actor Sahil Khan.

Sources said Mr. Mohit Burman has been listed as accused number 16, while Mr. Gaurav Burman is at number 18. The Matunga police registered the first information report (FIR) under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, the Gambling Act and the Information Technology (IT) Act, following a complaint lodged by Mumbai-based social worker, Prakash Bankar.

Mr. Khan, accused number 26, was accused of promoting and propagating the Mahadev app and earning huge profits from it.

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