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Bail Granted in Mumbai's Mithi River Scam: A Judicial Insight
- On June 5, 2025, a sessions court in Mumbai allowed Jay Ashok Joshi, who was detained in connection with alleged fraud in the Mithi river desilting contracts, to be released on bail.
- The bail followed earlier rejection by a magistrate court and arose amid investigations into inflated tendering from 2021 to 2023 causing BMC losses.
- Joshi, a 49-year-old intermediary linked to Virgo Specialties Pvt Ltd, is accused of conspiring with contractors and BMC officials to inflate equipment rental costs.
- The court released Joshi on a ₹1 lakh personal bond, directing cooperation with the police while police opposed bail citing investigation risks and ongoing preliminary inquiry.
- The case implicates 13 individuals, including middlemen and BMC officials, and highlights potential systemic tender manipulation implicating large-scale financial losses.
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Bail Granted in Mumbai's Mithi River Scam: A Judicial Insight
The Mumbai sessions court granted bail to Jay Joshi, a middleman involved in the Rs 65 crore Mithi River desilting scam. Joshi, reportedly a machine supplier, claims no direct connection to the scam. The court conditioned the bail on his cooperation with the Economic Offences Wing investigation.
·India
Read Full ArticleRs 65 cr Mithi river desilting 'scam': Middleman who supplied machinery gets bail
Mumbai, Jun 5 (PTI) A sessions court in Mumbai on Thursday granted bail to a middleman arrested for alleged involvement in the more than Rs 65 crore Mithi river desilting scam. The bail plea of Jay Joshi was allowed by Additional Sessions Judge N G Shukla on execution of personal bond of Rs 1 lakh. […]
·New Delhi, India
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R 50%
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