Chhattisgarh recommends CBI probe into the Mahadev betting app scam

Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma on Monday (August 26, 2024) said that the State government would transfer cases related to the alleged Mahadev betting app scam to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

According to Mr. Sharma, 70 cases related to the alleged Mahadev app scam were lodged at different police stations in Chhattisgarh and one case is with the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) which would be bundled and handed over to the CBI. A notification regarding the same had been issued last week, he added.

Notably, corruption allegations against the then Bhupesh Baghel-led Congress government had emerged as one of the main themes in the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) campaign in the Assembly elections in late 2023, and the alleged Mahadev betting app scam was key among those allegations.