On Monday, actor Dino Morea and his brother Santino were summoned by the Mumbai Police’s EOW to help investigate a Rs 65 crore scam involving the desilting of Mumbai’s Mithi River. The actor was summoned after phone records revealed multiple calls between him, his brother, and the scam’s key accused, Ketan Kadam.
Dino reached the EOW office at 11 a.m. and officials wanted to know if he was aware of the alleged links between Kadam and others. As per a tweet by ANI, Dino's name surfaced during the examination of financial transactions and call logs tied to the suspects already under arrest.
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The tweet read, “Actor Dino Morea is being questioned by EOW of the Mumbai Police in connection with the Mithi River cleaning scam. His name came up in the investigation for having connections with one of the arrested accused in the matter: Mumbai police.”
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About The Mithi River Alleged Scam
In this case, fraud is involved in acquiring and selling sludge pushers and dredging devices that the Mithi River is cleaned with by the Mumbai Municipal Corporation. It is said that the machines came from Matprop Technical Services Private Limited in Kochi and were bought way over the market rate, with concerns about huge financial irregularities.
Charges in the Mithi River desilting scam involve suspicion that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) made invoices inflated and hired dredging and silt-pushing equipment in unusual ways. Earlier this month, the EOW arrested both Ketan Kadam, the director of Woder India LLP and Jayesh Joshi from Virgo Specialties Pvt Ltd. The duo teamed up with officials from the BMC and Matprop, helping them hike rates for Storm Water Drain (SWD) projects. The case authorities are assessing to see if Dino Morea played any part in the scam. So far, 13 people have been booked in the case.
Upcoming Projects
On the work front, Dino will next be seen in Housefull 5 which is all set to hit the theaters on June 6. He was recently in the web series The Royals, alongside Zeenat Aman, Bhumi Pednekar, and Ishaan Khatter. Known for his roles in films like Raaz, Aksar, Dus Kahaniyaan, and Gunaah, he made his Bollywood debut with Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi in 1999.
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