Archive · 2 Aug 2025
Mumbai Police Files Chargesheet in Mithi River Desilting Scam
Investigators in Mumbai think some people cheated the government by overcharging for cleaning the Mithi River.
They looked into it and found evidence of fake paperwork and rigged bids.
The police filed a lot of paperwork against the people they think are responsible, including some government workers and contractors.
They are accused of taking a lot of money that wasn't theirs.
Now, the case is moving to court.
EOW filed a 7,000-page chargesheet in the Mithi River desilting scam, alleging a Rs 65.54 crore fraud.
The chargesheet names 13 accused, including BMC engineers and contractors.
Middlemen Ketan Kadam and Jay Joshi are accused of influencing tender allocation.
The EOW found bid manipulation and lack of machinery deployment despite payments.
The chargesheet invokes Section 474 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for forged documents.
- Who
- EOW, BMC engineers, contractors, and middlemen.
- What
- EOW filed a chargesheet in the Mithi River desilting scam.
- When
- The chargesheet was filed recently.
- Where
- Mumbai
- Why
- To address the alleged Rs 65.54 crore fraud related to the Mithi River desilting project.
- Scam Amount
- Rs 65.54 crore
- Chargesheet Length
- 7,000 pages
- Accused Middlemen
- Ketan Kadam and Jay Joshi
- Key Accused
- Prashant Ramugade, Ganesh Bendre, Tayshetye, Deepak Mohan, Kishor Menon, Bhupendra Purohit
- Involved Parties
- BMC officials and contractors
- Nature of Accusation
- Bid manipulation and fake machinery deployment
