India, Nov. 20 -- BJP leader and MLC, Prasad Lad, recorded his statement in the Mithi River desilting scam before the Mumbai police on Wednesday. Lad has alleged large-scale irregularities in desilting work carried out in collusion with civic officials.

The scam relates primarily to irregularities in rental of machinery and potential money laundering in contracts to desilt the Mithi River, to prevent flooding during the monsoon.

Lad, whose statement was recorded by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai police, had submitted 500 pages of documentary evidence, presenting detailed information on the financial transactions involved in the scam.

Earlier, in the state legislative council, he had demanded the formation of a Special I...