Actor Sahil Khan, Detained In Mahadev Betting App Case, Brought To Mumbai From Chhattisgarh

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Actor Sahil Khan was brought to Mumbai from Chhattisgarh on Sunday after being detained by the Mumbai Crime Branch's Special Investigative Team (SIT) in connection with the Mahadev Betting app case.

Mumbai, Apr 28: Actor Sahil Khan was brought to Mumbai from Chhattisgarh on Sunday after being detained by the Mumbai Crime Branch's Special Investigative Team (SIT) in connection with the Mahadev Betting app case.

“I believe in the judiciary of the country," Khan told reporters as he was escorted by security officials.

He was presented before a court today, which has sent him to police custody till May 1.

Mumbai Police has also seized actor Sahil Khan's passport as part of ongoing legal proceedings.
Khan was apprehended on Saturday from Chhattisgarh, where he had reportedly been evading authorities for nearly 40 hours. His attempts to secure a pre-arrest bail failed as the Bombay High Court rejected his plea.

Khan had fled Mumbai, constantly changing his location to evade authorities.

The actor stands accused of running a betting site and promoting illegal betting activities. His name surfaced during the investigation of the Mehadev betting app case by the Matunga Police in Mumbai.

The Bombay High Court had granted him anticipatory bail on the condition of cooperation with police interrogation, which Khan failed to comply with, leading to this development.

The Mumbai Crime Branch's Special Investigation Team (SIT) tracked down Sahil Khan in Chhattisgarh, where he was subsequently apprehended.

Officials from the Mumbai Crime Branch revealed that Sahil Khan was not cooperating with the interrogation process.

The case, initially registered at Mumbai's Matunga Police Station, involves over 38 individuals, including Khan, embroiled in a betting scandal. The alleged size of the scam is estimated to be around Rs 15,000 crore, as per the first information report (FIR) filed in the case.

Among those implicated in the FIR are names like Mustakim, brother of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, Saurabh Chandrakar, Ravi Upal, Shubham Soni, and several others.

Notably, chief accused, Ravi Uppal, was detained in Dubai last year by local authorities. According to the sources, the arrest was made by Dubai police based on a red corner notice issued by Interpol at the behest of ED.

Sahil Khan, known for his roles in films like 'Style' and 'Excuse Me', has transitioned into the fitness industry in recent years.

Initially handled by the local police, the matter was later transferred to the Crime Branch's cyber cell for further investigation, eventually leading to the formation of the SIT. (ANI)

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Odisha Elections 2024 Phase 1: Polling Begins For 4 Lok Sabha & 28 Assembly Seats

by Utkalika Mohanty

Bhubaneswar, May 13: Voting has begun for four Lok Sabha and 28 Assembly constituencies in the first phase of polls in Odisha on Monday.

The four Lok Sabha constituencies are Kalahandi, Nabaragpur, Koraput and Berhampur and the 28 Assembly constituencies.

Altogether 62,87,000 voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in the first phase of elections in Odisha. Of these, 30,97,000 are male voters, 31,89,000 are female voters and 1,75,000 are young voters who are exercising their franchise at 7,303 booths in the state.

The Koraput parliamentary constituency has the least number of voters while Kalahandi has the highest number of voters.

Lakshmipur Assembly constituency has the least and Dharmagarh Assembly constituency has the highest number of voters.

A total of 17,000 platoon police forces, 104 companies of Paramilitary Forces, 66 platoons of SAP and 600 mobile squads have been deployed in different polling booths to ensure smooth conduct of the polls.

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IPL 2024: RCB keep playoffs hope alive after beating DC by 47 runs

by Utkalika Mohanty

Bengaluru, May 13: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) kept their playoff hope alive after beating Delhi Capitals (DC) by 47 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Jake Fraser-McGurk (21 runs from 8 balls, 2 fours and 2 sixes) and Axar Patel (57 runs from 39 balls, 5 fours and 3 sixes) were the only standout batters for the Delhi-based franchise but could not help their side clinch a win in the evening game on Sunday.
Apart from Fraser-McGurk and stand-in skipper Axar, Shai Hope (29 runs from 23 balls, 4 fours) helped DC to chase down the 188-run target.

The fall of quick wickets stopped the Capitals from chasing the target down.

Yash Dayal led the RCB bowling attack after he picked up 3 wickets and gave 20 runs in his 4-over spell. Lockie Ferguson also bagged two wickets and gave 23 runs in his four-over spell. While, Swapnil Singh, Mohammed Siraj, and Cameron Green took one wicket each in their respective spells.

Yash picked up the winning after he removed Kuldeep Yadav in the first ball of the last over. His wicket ended Delhi's run at 140.
Recapping the first inning, after winning the toss, the Capitals decided to bowl first and their decision did go in their favour as they restricted RCB to an average score.

Virat Kohli (27 runs from 13 balls, 1 four and 3 sixes) and Faf du Plessis (6 runs from 7 balls, 1 four) opened for the RCB, however, they failed to display an eye-catching performance. The RCB openers could only play a partnership of 23 runs and it was broken in the third over after Mukesh Kumar removed the RCB skipper Du Plessis.

(ANI)

Voting Begins For 96 Seats In Fourth Phase Of Lok Sabha Polls

by Utkalika Mohanty

New Delhi, May 13: Voting for the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections in 96 Parliamentary Constituencies across nine states and one Union Territory began on Monday at 7:00 am.

Polling for all 175 seats of the State Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh and 28 seats of the State Legislative Assembly of Odisha also started simultaneously with the Lok Sabha polls.

Of the 96 Lok Sabha seats, 25 are from Andhra Pradesh, 17 from Telangana, 13 from Uttar Pradesh, 11 from Maharashtra, eight each from Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal, five from Bihar, four each from Jharkhand and Odisha, and one from Jammu and Kashmir.

"A total of 1,717 candidates from 10 States/UTs will contest elections in phase 4 of the Lok Sabha polls," the Election Commission of India said.

According to the poll body, a total of 4,264 nominations were filed for 96 parliamentary constituencies.

The Election Commission further stated that the maximum number of nomination forms were received from Telangana (1488) followed by Andhra Pradesh with 1103 nominations from 25 constituencies.