Mr Khan hit the highway on April 25 after his anticipatory bail plea was rejected by a courtroom.
Mumbai:
Nearly 1,800 km throughout 5 states in 4 days – actor Sahil Khan’s cross-country journey to keep away from being arrested within the Mahadev betting app case got here to a halt on Saturday when he was arrested from Chhattisgarh’s Jagdalpur.Â
Mr Khan hit the highway on April 25 after his anticipatory bail plea was rejected by a courtroom. The actor fled Maharashtra first earlier than a pit cease in Goa. From there he went to Karnataka’s Hubballi adopted by a journey to Hyderabad. To evade detection, Mr Khan adopted a disguise, donning unassuming apparel and concealing his id behind a shawl.
However, the police managed to trace his location whereas he was in Hyderabad, prompting the actor to rapidly flee in direction of Chhattisgarh. The actor, recognized for his roles in movies like ‘Style’ and ‘Excuse Me’, selected to journey via a Maoist-prone space of Chhattisgarh regardless of his driver’s reluctance to drive on these roads at night time time.Â
Despite his efforts to evade seize, Mr Khan’s luck ran out when police aarrested him on the Aradhya International Hotel in Jagdalpur.
The Mumbai police had been tirelessly monitoring Mr Khan for a gruelling 72-hour interval, in the end resulting in his arrest. Upon his arrest, the police confiscated two cellphones and a sum of money from the actor. Mr Khan has been remanded in police custody till May 1 by a Mumbai courtroom.
Mr Khan is allegedly concerned within the promotion of betting platforms reminiscent of Lion Book and Lotus 24/7, which have ties to the Mahadev app, throughout varied web sites. Additionally, police declare that he holds a monetary curiosity within the Lotus Book 24/7 utility.
In December 2023, the Mumbai Crime Branch summoned him, together with three others, for interrogation relating to their suspected involvement in selling the Mahadev betting app. During the investigation, authorities found that Mr Khan not solely endorsed the Lion Book app but in addition actively participated of their promotional actions.
However, Mr Khan maintains that he lacks a direct affiliation with the playing platform.
What Is The Mahadev Betting App?
Operated by Saurabh Chandrakar from Chhattisgarh and Ravi Uppal from Dubai, the Mahadev Online betting app used paid commercials on social media platforms to entice customers into betting on outcomes of IPL matches, soccer, tennis, and varied different sports activities occasions.
Actors Ranbir Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, and Tamannaah Bhatia had been additionally summoned for his or her involvement in selling the betting app and its affiliated platforms.
Customers of the app had been assigned two distinct numbers-one for depositing betting funds and the opposite for withdrawing winnings. These accounts had been created via fraudulent means, and all bets had been manipulated to make sure the corporate’s profitability.
While many new customers initially skilled fast beneficial properties, they finally incurred substantial losses over time.Â