Mumbai: Bollywood actor Dino Morea and his brother Santino were questioned by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai Police on Monday in connection with the ₹65-crore Mithi River cleaning scam.
Dino was summoned by EOW after call records of prime accused Ketan Kadam showed conversations with the actor and his brother.
Police are trying to find out if the actor knew about dealings between the prime accused and other parties.
Dino arrived at the office of EOW at around 11 am for interrogation, reported the Free Press Journal.
“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,” ANI posted on X.
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
— ANI (@ANI) May 26, 2025
The scam involves alleged financial irregularities in the rental of silt pusher machines and dredging equipment by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
EOW arrested Kadam and Jayesh Joshi a few weeks ago for allegedly acting as intermediaries in the supply of equipment.
Ketan is the director of Woder India LLP, a Mumbai-based company that provides desilting services, while Jayesh is associated with Virgo Specialties Pvt Ltd, a Mumbai-based industrial product manufacturer.
Dino, who made his Bollywood debut with ‘Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi’, was seen in the recently released web series ‘The Royals’, which also features Zeenat Aman, Ishaan Khatter and Bhumi Pednekar.
Dino will next be seen in ‘Housefull 5’, which is scheduled to be released on June 6.
Directed by Tarun Mansukhani, ‘Housefull 5’ stars Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Abhishek Bachchan, Fardeen Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff, and Johny Lever.
