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Actor Dino Morea Arrested in Mithi River Scam; Rs 18 Lakh Transaction Raises Concerns.
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News18•02-10-2026, 16:49
Actor Dino Morea Arrested in Mithi River Scam; Rs 18 Lakh Transaction Raises Concerns.
- •Bollywood actor Dino Morea has been arrested by the Mumbai Police's Economic Offenses Wing (EOW) in connection with the Mithi River scam.
- •Morea was taken into custody on October 2, 2026, due to alleged financial irregularities related to the project.
- •The case involves alleged financial irregularities in contracts for the cleaning of Mumbai's Mithi River, causing an alleged loss of Rs 65.54 crore to the BMC.
- •The EOW found an Rs 18 lakh transfer to 'UBO Rides', a company where Dino Morea's brother, Santino Morea, is a director.
- •This fund transfer was made by Ketan Kadam, a key accused in the case linked to 'Vodar India LLP', who was arrested in 2025.
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Actor Dino Morea was arrested by the Mumbai Police's Economic Offenses Wing on October 2, 2026, due to financial irregularities connected to the Mithi River cleaning scam.
Investigators found that Rs 18 lakh was transferred to UBO Rides, an electric cart manufacturing company where Dino's brother Santino Morea is a director, by main accused Ketan Kadam.
The Economic Offenses Wing is investigating financial irregularities in the Mithi River cleaning project that have allegedly caused a loss of Rs 65.54 crore to the BMC.
