Mahadev betting app case: Actor Sahil Khan detained

NEW DELHI: Mumbai's

cyber cell

special investigation team detained actor

Sahil Khan

from Chhattisgarh regarding the

Mahadev betting app

case, an official said on Sunday.
On Saturday, Khan was detained from Chhattisgarh's Jagdalpur following the Bombay

High Court

's denial of his pre-arrest bail plea.
The

SIT

is currently investigating alleged illicit dealings between specific financial and real estate companies in the state and the backers of the contentious Mahadev betting application.

As per the initial information filed by the police in the matter, the scale of the fraud amounts to approximately Rs 15,000 crore.

An inquiry is ongoing involving Sahil Khan and 31 other individuals. Police procedures include scrutinizing their bank accounts, mobile devices, laptops, and other technical devices.
To date, one individual has been apprehended in connection with the case, with further investigations ongoing, stated the official.
Known for films like 'Style' and 'Excuse Me', Khan, on April 18, was questioned for more than four hours by the SIT formed in connection with the Mahadev betting app case, an official said.

Earlier, actor Tamannaah Bhatia was summoned by the Maharashtra cyber cell regarding her alleged promotion of watching IPL matches on a subsidiary app of the Mahadev online gaming and betting platform. Bhatia is also required to appear before the Maharashtra cyber personnel on April 29, according to a senior police official.
Bhatia's summons is related to her purported endorsement of watching Indian Premier League (IPL) matches on the Fairplay betting app, said the official. It's alleged that some IPL matches were illicitly streamed on the app in 2023, as per a complaint in this matter.
Regarding the same case, singer Badshah and the managers of actors Sanjay Dutt and Jacqueline Fernandez had also recorded their statements.
The Mahadev app is currently under scrutiny by various investigative agencies for purported illegal transactions and betting activities.
(With inputs from agencies)