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Crime
CBI Expands Probe into Mahadev Betting App, Reaches Amritsar
✍️ Amar Ujala · Amritsar
🗓 14 Nov 2026, 03:16 PM
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The Central Bureau of Investigation has extended its investigation into the Mahadev Betting app, a platform used for illegal online gambling, to Amritsar after evidence linked US citizens using tech‑support fronts to launder proceeds.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has broadened its probe into the Mahadev Betting app, a platform facilitating illegal online gambling, to the city of Amritsar. The move follows the discovery that US citizens were allegedly using tech‑support operations as a front to launder proceeds from the betting activities.
Initially launched in Delhi, the investigation now involves local authorities in Punjab as the CBI seeks to trace the flow of funds and identify the operators behind the app. CBI officials are collecting documents and interviewing witnesses at Amritsar’s police and financial institutions.
The agency has urged cooperation from local law‑enforcement agencies and has warned that individuals aiding the illegal betting scheme could face severe penalties under the gambling and money‑laundering laws. The probe is expected to uncover the extent of the network and its international links.
Initially launched in Delhi, the investigation now involves local authorities in Punjab as the CBI seeks to trace the flow of funds and identify the operators behind the app. CBI officials are collecting documents and interviewing witnesses at Amritsar’s police and financial institutions.
The agency has urged cooperation from local law‑enforcement agencies and has warned that individuals aiding the illegal betting scheme could face severe penalties under the gambling and money‑laundering laws. The probe is expected to uncover the extent of the network and its international links.