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News18
5 days ago
- News18
Dino Morea Dodges Cameras On His Way To EOW For Mithi River Case Questioning
Actor Dino Morea visited the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) office on Wednesday for questioning. He is being asked about his involvement in the Mithi River cleaning scam investigation. Watch this video to know more. bollywood news | entertainment news live | latest bollywood news | bollywood | news18 | n18oc_moviesLiked the video? Please press the thumbs up icon and leave a comment. Subscribe to Showsha YouTube channel and never miss a video: Showsha on Instagram: Showsha on Facebook: Showsha on X: Showsha on Snapchat: entertainment and lifestyle news and updates on:
India Gazette
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- India Gazette
Dino Morea appears before EOW officials in Mithi River desilting case
ANI 28 May 2025, 15:45 GMT+10 Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 28 (ANI): Actor Dino Morea was once again summoned by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai Police for questioning regarding his involvement in the ongoing Mithi River desilting scam. Morea was earlier questioned on May 27 for over seven hours as officials continue to investigate the alleged irregularities surrounding contracts in Mithi River desilting case. Dino Morea, along with his brother Santino, had been questioned by the EOW in connection with alleged fraudulent activities surrounding contracts for the desilting project. On May 27, both Maurya and his brother were questioned at length, after which they left the EOW office after around seven hours. Earlier this month, the EOW arrested two alleged middlemen, Ketan Kadam and Jay Joshi, in connection with the scam. Both individuals have been produced in court and are currently in judicial custody. The two were among 13 people booked by EOW of Mumbai Police in connection with the alleged fraud. There are allegations that the accused charged the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) inflated amounts for dredging and other equipment. Meanwhile, on the work front, Morea will be next seen in Akshay Kumar's Housefull 5. Directed by Tarun Mansukhani and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala under Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment, the film is set to release in theatres worldwide on June 6 later this year. (ANI)
Indian Express
6 days ago
- Indian Express
SIT questions actor Dino Morea, brother Santino again over Mithi River desilting scam
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Mumbai police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) is questioning actor Dino Morea and his brother Santino Morea again on Wednesday for their alleged links with people suspected to be involved in the multi-crore Mithi river desilting scam. On Monday, the SIT questioned the two men for nearly eight hours in connection with the case. They were then asked to be present before the investigators on Wednesday. Dino and Santino appeared before the SIT on Wednesday afternoon. Dino Morea is reportedly closely linked to arrested accused and alleged middleman Ketan Kadam of Vodar India Ltd. Officers with the EOW suspect he may have helped the accused influence contractors. Earlier this month, the SIT had booked 13 people, including five private contractors and three Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials, for causing wrongful loss to the civic body worth more than Rs 65.54 crore in the alleged scam. Desilting work contracts worth nearly Rs 1,100 crore are under the scanner. Later, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Mumbai, too, initiated a money laundering probe against BMC officials and contractors, among others, for their alleged role in financial irregularities linked to the civic body's Mithi River desilting scam. EOW SIT officials came across various financial irregularities pertaining to contracts for desilting the river between 2021-22 and 2022-23. These irregularities were related to the transportation of sludge and its dumping on the ground. EOW found that the contractors submitted nine fake Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs). The Mumbai police named BMC assistant engineer Prashant Ramugade; deputy chief engineers Ganesh Bendre and Prashant Tayshette; Deepak Mohan, Kishore Menon, Jay Joshi, Ketan Kadam and Bhupendra Purohit, the directors of Acute Designing, Kailash Construction Company, NA Construction, Nikhil Construction, and JRS Infrastructure, respectively, as accused. What the SIT FIR says As per the Mumbai police FIR, the accused BMC officers allegedly misused their positions for wrongful financial gains. The FIR further alleges that they conspired to defraud the BMC financially by including terms and conditions as mentioned in the contract agreement regarding the silt pusher machine and the multipurpose amphibious pontoon machine. They allegedly colluded with Mohan Menon of Matprop Company, Joshi of Virgo Specialties, Ketan Kadam, and other partners and directors of Vodar India LLP, and contractor Bhupendra Purohit, among others. 'The accused BMC officer of the Storm Water Drains (SWD) division of the municipal corporation, without verifying the authenticity of the dumping sites mentioned in the false and fabricated MoU submitted by the directors of the contractor companies Acute Designs, Kailash Construction Company, N A Construction, Nikhil Construction Company, JRS Infrastructure and others, provided and helped contractors take disadvantage,' the EOW officer stated in the FIR. Also, the FIR added that officials of the SWD division caused financial loss to the BMC by approving bills based on fake documents related to the weighbridge and log sheets. The EOW SIT has already arrested two middlemen — Ketan Kadam and Jay Joshi — in the case. Joshi is the owner of Virgo Specialties Pvt Ltd, and Kadam is from Voder India LLP. EOW officials seized electronic devices from Kadam and copies of posting orders of officials in the BMC's SWD department. The police have also received notes of entries of money received from the contractors of the Mithi River desilting work. Investigators suspect that these are entries of the commissions. SIT officials have also found raw draft copies of BMC tenders from the seized devices. According to the EOW, Kadam was a hotelier before 2019, and he had no experience in desilting work. However, since 2020, he has been involved in inking deals involving Matprop company with various contractors for the disputed silt pusher machine and multipurpose amphibious pontoon machine and in making rental agreements for the said machinery on behalf of Virgo Specialties Pvt Ltd and Voder India LLP, even though they are not related, making the contractors pay his salaries and forcing them to accept the rental by demanding more than the cost of the machine. Although Kadam is not a partner or director in Virgo Specialties or Voder India, he allegedly signed the rental agreement as an authorised person and has kept the information about why he signed such agreements hidden. The EOW also found some records in coded language in the seized electronic device.
News18
6 days ago
- News18
Why Is Dino Morea Being Questioned? What Is Rs 65-Crore Mithi River Scam? The Money Flow Explained
Last Updated: Mumbai Mithi river scam: Dino Morea and his brother were questioned about their alleged links with middleman Ketan Kadam arrested in the case along with another accused, Jai Joshi Film actor Dino Morea and his brother were on Wednesday questioned by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai Police in the alleged Rs 65-crore Mithi river desilting scam. This is the second time in the past three days that the actor was called for questioning. Morea and his brother Santino appeared before EOW officials at the Mumbai Police Commissioner's office in south Mumbai to record their statements. The brothers were questioned about their alleged links with a middleman, Ketan Kadam, arrested in the case along with another accused, Jai Joshi, according to PTI. #WATCH | Maharashtra: Actor Dino Morea reaches EOW office in is being questioned in connection with the Mithi River cleaning scam. Earlier, the officials had questioned Dino Morea for about 7 hours yesterday. — ANI (@ANI) May 28, 2025 MUMBAI's MITHI RIVER The Mithi River, which spans 17.8 km, originates from the overflow of the Vihar and Powai lakes and emptying into the Mahim Creek and the Arabian Sea. Pollution and silt build-up, which in turn blocked the flow from the stormwater drains, was seen as one of the reasons behind the July 2005 flooding in Mumbai, which claimed over 1,000 lives. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), India's wealthiest civic body, has initiated multiple desilting projects for the river since then to avoid a repeat. WHAT IS THE ACTOR'S CONNECTION? As per the preliminary probe, Morea and his brother had repeated phone conversations with Kadam, an official told PTI, adding the EOW team also found some suspicious transactions of the arrested accused and were probing if the actor had any role in these transactions. Kadam and Joshi were involved in the renting out of 'silt pusher' machines and multipurpose amphibious pontoon machines to contractors who were carrying out Mithi river desilting work in the city. THE ARRESTS Earlier this month, the EOW registered a case against 13 persons, including civic officials and contractors for their alleged involvement in a scam concerning the desilting of the river which flows through the city and drains into the Arabian Sea. First Published: May 28, 2025, 16:53 IST
Pink Villa
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Dino Morea seeks THIS after appearing before EOW for questioning in Rs 65 crore Mithi River scam
Bollywood actor Dino Morea has reportedly applied for anticipatory bail shortly after being questioned by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai Police regarding the Mithi River case. The actor has been accused of being involved in an alleged scam of Rs 65 crore, funds that were allocated for the cleanup of the Mithi River in Maharashtra. Following the interrogation, Morea is now seeking legal protection from potential arrest. According to a report by News18, Bollywood actor Dino Morea has submitted a petition for anticipatory bail just a day after being questioned by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai Police. The actor has been accused of being involved in a Rs 65 crore scam related to funds allocated for the cleaning of the Mithi River, a crucial waterway for Mumbai's flood control infrastructure. The actor also appeared at the EOW office on May 28, 2025, for a second round of questioning. Check out the video here: For those unfamiliar with the case, the actor was summoned for questioning after a series of suspicious phone conversations reportedly emerged involving him, his brother Santino Morea, and Ketan Kadam. According to the Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Kadam and Jay Joshi allegedly overcharged the civic body for machinery purchased from Matprop Technical Services Pvt. Ltd., a Kochi-based company, billing well above the actual cost. The scam surfaced after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) alleged that silt and debris were left uncleared in multiple locations. They further claimed that inflated charges were billed for the desilting work, and no formal audit of the project had been conducted. Currently, officials are conducting an in-depth review of the phone conversations to assess their significance and relevance. According to The Free Press Journal, authorities are working to determine whether the discussions point to any direct involvement or awareness of the financial discrepancies. On the work front, actor Dino Morea recently appeared in the Netflix original web series The Royals, starring Bhumi Pednekar and Ishaan Khatter in the lead roles. Apart from this, his upcoming projects include Housefull 5, directed by Tarun Mansukhani. The film will feature a stellar cast including. Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Abhishek Bachchan, Fardeen Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Sonam Bajwa, Nargis Fakhri, Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff, Nana Patekar, Chitrangda Singh, Ranjeet, Soundarya Sharma, and Nikitin Dheer.
