Mumbai Police’s Economic Offenses Wing (EOW) on Friday questioned actor Dino Morea for the second time in connection with alleged irregularities in cleaning of Mithi river. In this connection, Dino Morea reached the Mumbai Police Commissioner’s office.
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Dinu Morea is once again under the scanner of the Economic Offenses Wing (EOW) of Mumbai Police. He was questioned again on Friday in the case related to alleged financial irregularities in the cleaning and desilting project of Mithi river. In this connection, the actor reached the Mumbai Police Commissioner’s office. Earlier in May 2025 also, Dinu Morea and his brother Santino Rocco Morea had been interrogated in this case.
This case is related to alleged irregularities in the desilting project of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). According to the investigating agency, the civic body is alleged to have suffered a loss of around Rs 65.54 crore due to alleged irregularities related to the tender process and payments in this project.
Contact revealed from phone records
According to a police officer associated with the investigation, Dinu Morea was called for questioning again because investigators have found some phone records. On the basis of these records, information came to light that the actor was allegedly in contact with some people related to this case. The officer also said that the investigating agency is now trying to understand the nature of these contacts and related financial transactions. However, a person being interrogated does not in itself mean that a person has been convicted of a crime. The investigation into the allegations and the role of the concerned persons in the case is still ongoing.
Moriya brothers were directors in the company
In the investigation of EOW, mention of a private company named UBO Rides Private Limited has also come to light. According to investigating officials, Dinu Morea and his brother Santino Rocco Morea were directors in this company. Punita Kadam, wife of arrested accused Ketan Kadam, was also associated with the board of directors of the company.
The investigating agency is now probing the alleged financial transactions between the Kadam family and Santino Morea. Along with this, it is also being investigated as to what process the company associated with Ketan Kadam got the contract for the desilting project and whether there were any irregularities in it or not.
Allegation of loss of Rs 65.54 crore
EOW has registered a case against several people in the Mithi River desilting case. According to the investigating agency, a total of 13 people are accused of allegedly causing a loss of Rs 65.54 crore to BMC. These allegations include aspects like alleged corruption, inflating the tender amount and irregularities in the processes related to the desilting project. Ketan Kadam was arrested on May 7 in the same case.
During the investigation, EOW also arrested Jayesh Joshi. He is said to be associated with a company manufacturing industrial products in Mumbai. The agency is investigating the role of different accused and alleged links between them.
How did the process of desilting project start?
According to EOW, the background of the case is related to the year 2020. In October 2020, some BMC officials had gone to Kochi along with representatives of a company to purchase equipment related to desilting and understand their functioning. After this, tenders were issued for desilting of the river in Mumbai. As per the terms of the tender, contractors were to be paid based on the quantity of silt removed from the river.
The investigating agency is now trying to find out whether there were any violations of rules in the process from issuing tender to allotting work and making payment. In this sequence, the relationships between the concerned companies, officials, contractors and other persons are being investigated.