Actor Dino Morea has landed in the headlines for reasons far removed from the film set. The Mumbai Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) questioned him on Friday, for the second time, over alleged irregularities in the Mithi River desilting project. Dino and his brother, Santino Rocco Morea, had also been questioned in the case in May 2025.
According to a report by Hindustan Times, the fresh summons followed a lead from phone records. “We summoned Morea after investigators came across phone records indicating contact with some people linked to the case,” a police officer, who did not wish to be named, told the publication.
The officer also said that the Morea brothers and Punita Kadam, wife of arrested accused Ketan Kadam, are directors in a private company, UBO Ridez Private Limited. Investigators are now verifying financial transactions between the Kadams and Santino Rocco Morea. They are also examining how Ketan Kadam’s desilting firm, Woder India LLP, won civic contracts. It is worth noting that the report does not state that any wrongdoing has been established against the actor, and the questioning is part of the ongoing probe.
As for the ongoing case, Ketan Kadam was arrested on May 7 and is among 13 people booked for allegedly causing the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) a loss of Rs. 65.54 crores. The case involves alleged financial irregularities, inflated tenders and corrupt practices. The EOW has also arrested Jayesh Joshi, who is associated with Virgo Specialties Private Limited, a Mumbai-based industrial product manufacturer.
The EOW claims that some BMC officials travelled to Kochi in October 2020 to buy desilting equipment from Matprop Technical Services Private Limited and later, floated desilting tenders. The machine specifications reportedly matched Matprop’s equipment, which effectively left contractors with no option but to use its machines. Under the tender terms, the BMC was …read more
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