From Pannun Case To Mahadev Betting Scam, Ex-RAW Officer Faces Fresh Allegations

Last Updated:August 11, 2025, 08:45 IST

Vikash Yadav was arrested on December 18, 2023, by the Delhi Police Special Cell after a Rohini resident lodged an FIR accusing him of kidnapping and extortion

Former RAW Officer Vikash Yadav

Former RAW officer Vikash Yadav, who was named by US authorities as a co-conspirator in an alleged plot to assassinate Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, is now linked to an accused in the “Mahadev Online Book" betting racket, according to officials.

Yadav was arrested on December 18, 2023, by the Delhi Police Special Cell after a Rohini resident lodged an FIR accusing him of kidnapping and extortion, with alleged ties to gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. The arrest came just three weeks after his name surfaced in the US indictment related to the Pannun case.

Police say their probe into the Rohini case led to the July 1 arrest of Jalaluddin alias Sameer in Chanakyapuri for his suspected role in a criminal conspiracy, reported The Indian Express.

“The probe revealed that Jalaluddin, who worked with the online book app in Dubai, approached Yadav to kidnap the complainant and threaten him as he was not paying up money owed. Yadav roped in his associate Khan, who works as a car dealer, and they got Rs 16 lakh through hawala from Jalaluddin," sources said.

Investigators may alert the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is probing the Mahadev scam, about Jalaluddin’s role.

According to the FIR, the complainant alleged Yadav told him there was a “supari" from Bishnoi at Jalaluddin’s behest.

Abdullah Khan allegedly brandished a pistol and accused the complainant of withholding payment.

The FIR also claims Yadav received a call from Jalaluddin, during which he said the complainant had been given “the first dose of injection."

The complainant alleged Khan struck him on the head, robbed him of his gold jewellery, and later took cash from a café he owned.

On July 23, Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Partap Singh Laler, while hearing Jalaluddin’s bail plea, directed that he not leave the country without court permission, barred him from influencing witnesses, and noted that his passport had already been seized.

All three accused — Yadav, Khan, and Jalaluddin — are currently out on bail, with police preparing a supplementary chargesheet.

The complainant’s lawyer, Rahul Thukral, said they will challenge Jalaluddin’s bail in the Delhi High Court. “After the registration of the FIR in 2023, he was threatening the complainant and since he is out on bail, the complainant is still scared," Thukral said.

The Mahadev betting app case involves alleged laundering of around Rs 6,000 crore through illegal online betting platforms. The ED has filed two charge sheets in a Chhattisgarh court following multiple raids.

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Delhi, India, India

First Published:

August 11, 2025, 08:45 IST

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