Mithi River Cleanup Turns Messy: ₹65 Crore Fraud Exposed
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Summary
Mumbai Police's EOW arrested 49-year-old contractor Sher Singh Rathod in a ₹65 crore Mithi river desilting fraud that caused huge losses to BMC. Instead of removing silt, Rathod filled trucks with con...
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Published
22 August 2025 at 03:00 am
Source
The 420
Channel
fake documents
Victim Profile
government employee
State
Maharashtra
City
Mumbai
Amount Loss Range
₹5000000–₹10000000
Fraud Keywords
fake mousfabricated documentsfalse billsdesilting fraudtender manipulationconstruction debris substitutionforged signaturesdocument forgerymisappropriation of fundsfake work completion
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Digital Footprint
Sher Singh Rathod (arrested contractor)Maindeep Enterprises (contractor company)Borivali West (residence location)Mithi river desilting contract 2021-22₹29 crore (wrongfully claimed amount)Bhaskar Tare (deceased landowner whose signature was forged)Jay Joshi (businessman accused of collusion)Ketan Kadam (businessman accused of collusion)Matprop Services (machinery supplier firm)Dino Morea (actor questioned)Santino Morea (questioned)EOW case registered on May 6, 2025Esplanade Court (remand court)