The central figure in the Mahadev App match-fixing mega scam, Prakash Bankar (37), who is the complainant and whistleblower, was arrested by the Mumbai police during the 2019 World Cup for betting. Incidentally, he was allegedly placing bets on Mahadev App itself.
When Bankar, a Matunga-resident, found that heavy betting was taking place on the current World Cup ODIs, he filed a complaint in the court of the metropolitan magistrate in Kurla "in the national interest." The court , in turn, ordered Matunga police to file an FIR and investigate his complaint which dealth with betting, match fixing, crypto currency and hawala transactions of as many as 32 bookies. He alleged that Saurabh Chandrakar of Mahadev App was running a syndicate which had a turnover of a whopping Rs 15,000 crore.
Bankar arrested in 2019
Investigation by FPJ revealed that Bankar himself was caught by Matunga police on June 25, 2019 for alleged betting. According to the FIR (FPJ has a copy) the police said it received information on June 25, 2019 about one Mikin Shah indulging in betting at Ramee Guest Line Hotel near Dadar railway station (east) on the 2019 Cricket World Cup match between Australia and England. When they raided the hotel room no. 706, they found Shah, Manish Singh, Ghyaneshwar Kharmate and Prakash Bankar there.
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