The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai police has registered the first FIR against three Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials and five private contractors, three middlemen and individuals linked to two private firms in connection with the Mithi river desilting scam.

The case involves fraudulent payments and forged documents, resulting in an estimated financial loss of over R65.54 crore to the BMC. The special investigation team (SIT) filed the FIR after uncovering fake memoranda of understanding (MoUs), including one signed by an individual who had allegedly died 20 years ago. The SIT also discovered that the reported sludge dumping sites were falsified—some were open plots, while others turned out to be row houses. When investigators visited these locations, they found no evidence of sludge having been dumped as claimed.