Last Friday, the sleuths of ED conducted search operations across 18 locations in Mumbai, Kochi, and Thrissur. Subsequently, both - accused and suspected individuals - were directed to appear before the ED’s Mumbai office for questioning
Dino Morea at ED office in Mumbai. Pic/Atul Kamble
Actor Dino Morea finally appeared before the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) office in Mumbai on Thursday to record his statement in connection with the multi-crore Mithi River desilting scam.
Last Friday, the sleuths of ED conducted search operations across 18 locations in Mumbai, Kochi, and Thrissur. Subsequently, both - accused and suspected individuals - were directed to appear before the ED’s Mumbai office for questioning.
Actor Dino Morea appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Mumbai on Thursday to record his statement in connection with the multi-crore Mithi River desilting scam. Last week, ED conducted searches across 18 locations in Mumbai, Kochi, and Thrissur, seizing crucial… pic.twitter.com/H06BKW0Duh
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As part of the ongoing money laundering probe under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, the Central agency seized several crucial items during the search operations. These include bank documents, digital devices, and Rs 7 lakh in cash.
In addition, the ED has frozen 22 bank accounts, one demat account, and fixed deposits (FDRs), with the total value of the frozen/seized assets exceeding Rs 1.25 crore. Officials confirmed that several incriminating documents and digital devices found during the searches are expected to play a significant role in the next phase of the investigation.
The ED case stems from a Mumbai Police Economic Offences Wing (EOW) FIR filed in May against 13 persons, including contractors and civic officials, for an alleged Rs 65.54 crore scam in tenders awarded from 2017-2023 for desilting of the Mithi river which flows through Mumbai and acts as a stormwater drainage channel for the metro city.
The Uddhav Thackeray-led undivided Shiv Sena controlled the cash-rich BMC from 1997 till the party's split in 2022. After the expiry of the general body in 2022, the civic body was controlled by the state government, which was then headed by Eknath Shinde.
It was alleged by the police in its complaint that BMC officials tailored the tender for the desilting contract in such a way that it benefited a particular supplier of machinery, and the contractors reportedly generated fraudulent bills for transporting the sludge out of Mumbai.
The 49-year-old actor and his brother were questioned by the Mumbai Police EOW in this case last month also.
The Morea brothers, it is understood, were questioned by the police about their alleged links with alleged middleman Ketan Kadam, arrested in the case along with another accused, Jai Joshi, apart from some financial transactions made in a company linked to Santino.
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