Overview
- The EOW filed an FIR on May 6 against 13 individuals and has summoned Dino Morea twice, prompting him to seek anticipatory bail.
- Allegations center on ₹65.54 crore in inflated rentals for silt pusher machines and dredgers from Kochi-based Matprop Technical Services through intermediaries Ketan Kadam and Jay Joshi.
- Investigators allege a nexus between BMC storm water drains officials, Matprop executives and contractors who used forged MoUs and fake weighbridge logs.
- BJP MLC Prasad Lad has submitted documents urging a review of 15 years of fund allocations, saying the scam’s total loss could surpass ₹1,200 crore.
- The probe continues as EOW examines call records, financial transactions and corporate ties of Dino and Santino Morea to firms under scrutiny.