Mithi River Cleanup Turns Messy: ₹65 Crore Fraud Exposed
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What happened
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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Last updated from feed: 22 August 2025 at 03:00 am
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https://the420.in/mithi-river-desilting-scam-contractor-arrested-65-crore-mumbai/
Report details
Published on
22 August 2025 at 03:00 am
Reported by
The 420
Reported
fake documents
Target profile
government employee
State
Maharashtra
City
Mumbai
Reported loss range
₹5000000–₹10000000
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