Chhattisgarh-based actor Sahil Khan was taken into custody by the Mumbai Police Department in connection with the Mahadev betting app case on Sunday morning after the Bombay High Court rejected his anticipatory bail plea last Wednesday. Khan reportedly left Mumbai in a vehicle shortly after his bail application was rejected and police chased him through Goa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana before finding and taking him into custody at a hotel in Chhattisgarh, according to police. Khan was produced before a holiday court on Sunday and remanded in police custody for three days, according to an official.

Khan went before the police for questioning while ordered by the Bombay High Court, but reports claimed that he was not very cooperative. Authorities hope he will provide more information after being questioned in custody.

Khan, 47, was recently questioned by authorities over betting app Mahadev, which the firm said facilitated illegal gambling and transactions. The betting app Mahadev, which is linked to other betting sites, is being investigated by the crime branch promoters. The purpose of this network of side betting apps, authorities said, was to ensure that the others would continue to operate even if law enforcement shut down one of them.

Khan allegedly owned one of those betting apps, according to authorities. According to authorities, they also discovered an outdated ad for the app in which Khan encouraged viewers to place bets through his app.

Justice Sarang V. Kotwal of the Bombay High Court rejected Khan's anticipatory bail application, saying that Khan was "directly connected" to the app "The Lion Book247" and that he was one of the main owners of linked betting platform portals and a member of an illegal betting syndicate, according to FIR.

The bench saw that Khan claimed to be a partner of "The Lion Book 247" app on his Instagram profile. It was also reported that Khan promoted the same by tricking his fans into believing that they would win expensive gifts and earn money in lucky draws even though they had no idea how to use those particular apps.

Police are investigating the case of Khan and 31 other people and are examining their bank accounts, mobile phones, computers and technology devices. Khan, who gained popularity with the films Style (2001) and Xcuse Me (2003), is now a fitness instructor with over 2.8 million subscribers on his YouTube channel.