{
  "id": 11448951,
  "title": "Dino Morea questioned by Mumbai police in Rs 65.54-Crore Mithi River scam; actor denies arrest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/dino-morea-questioned-by-mumbai-police-in-rs-65-54-crore-mithi-river",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T12:26:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/dino-morea-questioned-by-mumbai-police-in-rs-6554-crore-mithi-river-scam-actor-denies-arrest-1.500696222"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai Police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) questioned actor Dino Morea on October 2 about the Rs 65.54-crore Mithi River desilting scam. Morea visited the EOW office at around 1:30 pm and participated in the investigation. A senior EOW officer confirmed this, stating that Morea was called in to verify certain facts uncovered during the probe. Despite reports suggesting he was arrested after eight hours of questioning at his Bandra residence, Morea denied the arrest and the EOW has not confirmed any such action. The investigation centers on alleged financial misconduct in contracts tied to desilting and rejuvenating the Mithi River in Mumbai, with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) reportedly losing ₹65.54 crore.",
  "summary": "Actor Dino Morea was questioned by the Mumbai Police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) on Friday, October 2, in connection with the alleged Rs 65.54-crore Mithi River desilting scam. He reached the EOW office around 1.30 pm and joined the investigation. According to Indian Express, a senior EOW officer confirmed the questioning and said Morea had been called in to verify certain facts that came up…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Actor Dino Morea arrested by Mumbai Police in Rs 65.54 crore Mithi River scam probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/actor-dino-morea-arrested-by-mumbai-police-in-rs-65-54-crore-mithi",
        "published": "2026-10-02T12:26:21.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}