Actor Dino Morea Quizzed By Mumbai Police In Mithi River Cleaning Scam

According to Mumbai Police, Dino Morea's name came up in the investigation for having connections with one of the arrested accused in the matter.

Bollywood Actor Dino Morea on Monday appeared before the Mumbai Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) in connection with the ongoing investigation into the Rs 65 crore-Mithi River scam. His brother Santino Morea was also quizzed by the EOW in connection with the case.

According to Mumbai Police, Dino Morea's name came up in the investigation for having connections with one of the arrested accused in the matter.

The case revolves around the suspected embezzlement of over ₹65 crore, the funds that were allocated for the cleaning and upkeep of Mumbai’s Mithi River, which is a crucial waterway that plays a key role in the city’s monsoon flood management.

Investigative findings have suggested that the scam involved inflated charges for the rental of dredging and desilting machinery. Officials from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) allegedly submitted exaggerated bills for equipment procured from Kochi-based Matprop Technical Services Pvt. Ltd in collusion with Kadam and Jay Joshi. The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) suspects this was done in partnership with certain employees of Matprop and officials from the BMC’s Storm Water Drains (SWD) department.

A report by Free Press Journal stated that Morea was summoned after investigators discovered several phone conversations between him, his brother, and the key accused Ketan Kadam. Mumbai Police is currently examining the nature of these conversations.

Actor Dino Morea’s name emerged during the examination of call logs and financial transactions connected to the accused. According to police officials, his questioning is part of efforts to determine whether he had any involvement in or awareness of the interactions between Kadam and other individuals. The investigation is currently underway.