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Mumbai Police on Sunday arrested actor Sahil Khan in connection with a probe launched in the Mahadev Online betting app case. This came days after Khan was interrogated by the SIT in the aforementioned case. The actor moved the Bombay High Court for the anticipatory bail but his plea was rejected. Khan was allegedly involved in the betting app website Lotus Book 24/7, as per Jagran.com. This is a part of the Mahadev betting app network.

Sahil Khan was arrested by the SIT from Chhattisgarh. He was later brought to Mumbai where he will be produced before a court. "I believe in the judiciary of the country," he said to the media upon being questioned about his arrest. 

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While rejecting his petition, the high court stated that he was "directly connected with the online betting application.”

It has been revealed that through this betting app, people have been defrauded of more than 15,000 crore rupees. The Matunga Police have registered a complaint under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, Gambling Act, and IT Act, and further investigation into the case was underway. The police have filed an FIR under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, and 120 (B) of the IPC against actor Sahil Khan, Gaurav Barman, Mohit Barman of Dabar Company, and others.

Earlier this week, actor Tamannaah Bhatia was called in for questioning regarding her involvement in promoting a subsidiary app of the Mahadev betting application. The actor has been summoned by the Maharashtra cyber cell for allegedly promoting the Indian Premier Matches (IPL) matches on the Fairplay betting app.

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Saurabh Chandrakar and Ravi Uppal, both hailing from Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, were the operators of the Mahadev Online betting app based in Dubai. The ED officials said the duo had links with the police, bureaucrats and politicians and tried to ensure they stay away from probe agency radar.