<h1>Contractor remanded to police custody over alleged Rs 65 crore river desilting scam, accused of forging MoUs, bogus bills</h1> A court remanded an accused contractor to police custody until September 26 in a probe into a Rs 65 crore Mithi river desilting scam after the Economic Offences Wing alleged he created forged MoUs and submitted bogus bills, receiving about Rs 29.62 crore and even using a deceased person's name on documents. The defence argued the accused had anticipatory bail in a related 2024 case and claimed he was being targeted for exposing corruption and for supporting a political party; the prosecution maintained the present FIR differs and the court found sufficient grounds that the current case has a wider scope requiring custodial investigation.