Middleman denied bail in Rs 65 cr Mithi desilting case; court calls him conspiracy mastermind

MUMBAI: (Mar 14) A Mumbai court denied bail to alleged middleman Ketan Kadam in the Rs 65 crore Mithi river desilting scam case after calling him the "mastermind of the criminal conspiracy".

His bail plea was rejected earlier this week by Additional Sessions Judge N G Shukla. In the reasoned order made available on Friday, the court noted that Kadam was involved in the serious offence of causing wrongful loss to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

"I find there are serious charges against the applicant showing he is the mastermind of the criminal conspiracy," the court said.