Bollywood actor Dino Morea has been arrested by the Mumbai Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) in connection with the Mithi River desilting scam case, Mid-Day reported. Morea was taken into custody on October 2, after the agency questioned him for nearly eight hours at his Bandra residence in Mumbai.
The case relates to financial irregularities in contracts linked to the desilting and rejuvenation work of Mumbai’s Mithi River. Investigators are looking into the role of contractors, middlemen and civic officials, including how the contracts were given and how payments were made. The probe has put the reported loss to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) at ₹65.54 crore.
What is the Mithi River desilting case?
The EOW investigation has been looking into suspected financial irregularities in the river-cleaning project and transactions involving people connected to the contracts.
One of the key names in the investigation is Ketan Kadam, who is associated with Vodar India LLP. Kadam was arrested in 2025 in connection with the Mithi River desilting case. Investigators have also examined the links between Vodar India LLP and UBO Ridez, an electric cart company.
The EOW had found that ₹18 lakh was transferred to UBO Ridez, a company in which Dino Morea’s brother, Santino Morea, is a director. Police officials said the money was transferred by Ketan Kadam, one of the main accused in the case.
Investigators also found that Vodar India LLP and UBO Ridez were operating from the same address near Famous Studio in Worli, Mumbai. These financial and business links became part of the EOW’s investigation into the flow of money connected with the river project.
Dino Morea and his brother questioned earlier
This is not the first time Dino Morea has been questioned in the case. In May 2025, the EOW questioned Dino Morea and his brother, Santino Morea, after investigators found phone records connecting them to people linked to the probe.
The agency was also examining financial transactions involving Santino Morea’s company, UBO Ridez, and individuals connected with the case.
ED searches Morea’s residence
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had also searched Dino Morea’s residence during its investigation into the case. In June last year, the agency carried out a search that lasted nearly 14 hours at the actor’s Mumbai home.
The ED simultaneously conducted searches at 14 other locations in Mumbai and Kochi. The premises of Dino Morea’s brother, along with those of contractors and middlemen connected with the investigation, were also searched.
The EOW’s latest action against Dino Morea comes as investigators continue to examine the financial transactions, contracts and links between different people and companies involved in the Mithi River desilting project.
