'The Royals' Fame, Dino Morea Questioned By Cops In Alleged Rs. 65 Cr Mithi River Desilting Scam

Dino Morea and his brother, Santino, found themselves at odds with the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai Police after their name came up in the alleged Rs. 65 crore Mithi River desilting scam. It was on May 26, 2025, when the news broke out that the brother-duo was being called in for questioning. Here is everything we know about them.

Dino Morea questioned by Mumbai Police

The Free Press Journal reported that Dino Morea and his brother, Santino arrived at the EOW office around 11 am for questioning. If the reports are to be believed, Dino was summoned after several phone conversations between him, his brother, and the prime accused in the scam, Ketan Kadam, were submitted into evidence by the police. While these conversations are still under investigation, Dino's name being brought up has created a buzz on the internet. The news came to light when the call records and financial transactions linked to the accused were being checked.

Dino Morea and his alleged links with the Mithi River scam

According to a report by ANI, Dino Morea is being questioned by the Mumbai police in order to determine if he has any knowledge about the dealing between Ketan and other parties. The tweet shared by the news agency revealed that his name came up during the investigation for his alleged links with the prime accused in the matter. The tweet was quoted as saying:

"Actor, Dino Morea is being questioned by EOW of the Mumbai Police in connection with the Mithi River cleaning scam. His name came up in the investigation for having connections with one of the arrested accused in the matter: Mumbai police."

About the Mithi River desilting alleged scam

According to several reports, the scam was about alleged financial irregularities in the rental of silt pusher machines as well as dredging equipment by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). It was earlier reported that the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) had arrested two accused of the crime, Ketan Kadam and Jayesh Joshi, who allegedly acted as intermediaries in the supply of equipment.

The report further alleged that Ketan and Jayesh charged the BMC an inflated amount for the equipment in connivance with officials from the civic body's storm water drains department (SWD) and Matprop executives. For the unversed, Ketain is the director of a Mumbai-based desilting service, Woder India LLP and Jayesh is associated with a Mumbai-based industrial product manufacturer, Virgo Specialities Pvt Ltd. Apart from these two, 13 people were booked in connection with the scam.

More about Dino Morea's career

Dino Morea made his debut in the film industry with Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi. Over the years, he has featured in a spectrum of films, including Raaz, Gunaah, Aksar, Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee, Dus Kahaniyaan, and Heroes. He was last seen in the web series, The Royals, starring Zeenat Aman, Ishaan Khatter and Bhumi Pednekar. And will soon be seen in Housefull 5 alongside Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Abhishek Bachchan, Fardeen Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff, and Johny Lever.

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