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Home / Mumbai / Mumbai News / Photos / IN PHOTOS: Two arrested in Rs 65-crore Mithi River desilting scam in Mumbai

IN PHOTOS: Two arrested in Rs 65-crore Mithi River desilting scam in Mumbai

Updated On: 07 May, 2025 06:54 PM IST | Divya Nair

Two individuals, alleged to be middlemen, have been arrested in connection with the Rs 65-crore Mithi river desilting scam on Wednesday, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai Police said. These arrests mark the first in a growing investigation involving senior municipal officials and contractors (PICS/SAYYED SAMEER ABEDI)

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Two individuals, alleged to be middlemen, have been arrested in connection with the Rs 65-crore Mithi river desilting scam on Wednesday, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai Police said. These arrests mark the first in a growing investigation involving senior municipal officials and contractors (PICS/SAYYED SAMEER ABEDI)

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Two individuals, alleged to be middlemen, have been arrested in connection with the Rs 65-crore Mithi river desilting scam on Wednesday, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai Police said. These arrests mark the first in a growing investigation involving senior municipal officials and contractors (PICS/SAYYED SAMEER ABEDI)
<p>Ketan Kadam and Jai Joshi were taken into custody following coordinated searches on Tuesday by a special investigation team of the EOW at their residences and offices</p>

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Ketan Kadam and Jai Joshi were taken into custody following coordinated searches on Tuesday by a special investigation team of the EOW at their residences and offices

<p>The team also searched the premises of two Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials, along with the contractors tied to the project</p>

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The team also searched the premises of two Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials, along with the contractors tied to the project

<p>Kadam and Joshi are believed to have acted as facilitators in the rental of silt pusher machines and multi-purpose amphibious pontoon units manufactured by a firm named Matprop</p>

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Kadam and Joshi are believed to have acted as facilitators in the rental of silt pusher machines and multi-purpose amphibious pontoon units manufactured by a firm named Matprop

<p>Investigators allege that BMC officials manipulated the tendering process to favour this particular supplier by including specifications tailored exclusively to Matprop&rsquo;s machinery</p>

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Investigators allege that BMC officials manipulated the tendering process to favour this particular supplier by including specifications tailored exclusively to Matprop’s machinery

<p>The case has been registered against a total of 13 persons though only two have been arrested so far</p>

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The case has been registered against a total of 13 persons though only two have been arrested so far

<p>Kadam and Joshi are expected to be produced in a local court later in the day</p>

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Kadam and Joshi are expected to be produced in a local court later in the day

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