Dino arrives at ED office in Mumbai for probe

Bollywood histrion Dino Morea appeared earlier the Enforcement Directorate (ED) connected Thursday successful Mumbai. He was called successful transportation with a wealth laundering lawsuit linked to a Rs 65 crore scam involving the desilting of the Mithi river.What happened?According to a PTI report, Morea reached the ED bureau successful Ballard Estate, South Mumbai, astir 10:30 americium for questioning. The ED had earlier conducted searches astatine implicit 15 places successful Mumbai and Kochi, including Morea’s location successful Bandra (West) and locations linked to his member Santino Morea. Officials from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), contractors, and others were besides targeted.

The lawsuit involves alleged cheating worthy Rs 65.54 crore successful tenders fixed betwixt 2017 and 2023 for cleaning the Mithi river.

This stream is important arsenic it helps drain stormwater successful Mumbai. The constabulary said BMC officials fixed the tender to favour a peculiar supplier of machinery. Contractors past made fake bills for moving sludge retired of the city, causing a large nonaccomplishment to nationalist funds.Morea brothers’ roleThe study besides revealed, Dino Morea and his member Santino were questioned earlier by the Mumbai Police Economic Offences Wing. They are suspected of having links with middleman Ketan Kadam, who was arrested successful the case, on with different accused, Jai Joshi.

Kadam and Joshi rented retired machines utilized for desilting to contractors. The Morea brothers’ fiscal dealings with companies tied to Santino are besides being looked into.The Mithi stream desilting task was started aft the dense floods successful 2005 that severely affected Mumbai. Keeping the stream wide is captious to halt floods during monsoon rains. The ED is continuing its probe nether the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. More questioning and investigations are expected arsenic the lawsuit unfolds.