Overview
- Ketan Kadam, accused in the Mithi River desilting case, won bail on Wednesday after the Bombay High Court said the documents on record do not prima facie back the charges.
- The judge noted Kadam or the firms he represented were not awarded the desilting contract and that the city corporation let contractors hire third parties to supply machines.
- The court recorded that papers show two desilting machines were procured and that senior civic officials inspected the work and issued certifications.
- Investigators from the Economic Offences Wing allege forged MoUs and fake dumping-site papers led to a wrongful loss of about ₹65 crore to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, and they claim ₹2.41 crore from Virgo Specialities moved to Kadam’s account as salary.
- Kadam was arrested in May 2025 and denied bail three times by a sessions court; with a chargesheet now filed, the High Court set a ₹30,000 bond and required him to attend trial, while the probe and case continue.