Delhi Court Reserves Order on Chandrakar Transit Remand

A Delhi court reserved its order on Monday, November 2, 2026, regarding the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) plea for a two-day transit remand of Sourabh Chandrakar. Chandrakar is an alleged kingpin in the ₹6,000-crore Mahadev online betting app case.

What Happened

Principal District and Sessions Judge Nikhil Chopra, presiding at the Rouse Avenue Court, reserved his order on the CBI’s request for Sourabh Chandrakar’s transit remand (The Hindu, November 2, 2026). The court is scheduled to pronounce its order at 4:30 p.m. on the same day.

The CBI sought the transit remand to enable them to produce Mr. Chandrakar before a special court located in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Mr. Chandrakar’s counsel contested the agency’s plea, stating that his client’s extradition from Oman was specifically for a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), not for the current CBI case (The Hindu).

Key Details

• The Delhi court reserved its order on November 2, 2026, regarding the CBI’s plea for a two-day transit remand for Sourabh Chandrakar (The Hindu).
• Sourabh Chandrakar is identified as an alleged kingpin in the ₹6,000-crore Mahadev online betting app case (The Hindu).
• The CBI sought transit remand to present Chandrakar before a special court in Raipur, Chhattisgarh (The Hindu).
• Chandrakar’s counsel argued that his extradition from Oman pertained to a PMLA case, not the current CBI case (The Hindu).
• The CBI extradited Mr. Chandrakar from Oman on Sunday, prior to the court’s proceedings (The Hindu).

Why It Matters

The court’s decision on the transit remand is a procedural step in the ongoing legal proceedings against Sourabh Chandrakar, who is implicated in a significant financial fraud case involving an online betting application (The Hindu). The outcome of this plea will determine the immediate jurisdictional path for Chandrakar in connection with the Mahadev betting app case.

Mr. Chandrakar is a wanted individual in two CBI cases and one Enforcement Directorate (ED) case, with chargesheets already filed in these matters. The legal arguments surrounding his extradition and subsequent remand underscore complexities in cross-jurisdictional financial crime investigations (The Hindu).

What’s Next

The Principal District and Sessions Judge Nikhil Chopra is scheduled to pronounce the order on the CBI’s plea at 4:30 p.m. on November 2, 2026 (The Hindu).