List of scandals in India

The following is a list of proven scandals in India since independence, including political, financial and corporate scandals. The year, or decade, is when the scandal was first reported.

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2017

  • Noida Ponzi scheme - A special investigation team (SIT) probing an alleged Ponzi scheme run by Anubhav Mittal, managing director of Ablaze Info Solution, concentrated their efforts on suspicious transactions by nearly 200 gold and diamond dealers.
  • Maharashtra scholarship scam - An investigation of alleged misappropriation of government scholarships intended for Other Backward Class students found that hundreds of institutes across the state had pocketed several thousand crore rupees since 2010.
  • On 5 April 2017, the CBI registered six cases against Winsome Diamonds and Jewellery and Forever Precious Jewellery and Diamonds and their chief promoter, Jatin Mehta, for allegedly cheating three government banks of ₹1,530 crore.
  • A public-interest litigation petition was filed against Adani Group, Reliance Group, Essar Group and other mining and energy companies for an investigation of alleged ₹290 billion overcharges for Indonesian coal and imported power equipment from 2011 to 2015.

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2021

  • Pegasus Snooping Scandal: An international investigative journalism initiative by the name of Pegasus Project that alleged that the Pegasus spyware was used on several individuals including ministers, opposition leaders, political strategists, judges, journalists, administrators and activists.

2022

2024

  • Modi Government Scam: CAG open many types of Scam by Modi Government and their officers like Ayushman Bharat Scam, Pension Scam etc.
  • Dwarka Expressway Scam: Modi government made dwarka expressway and his expenditure of 1 KM road is Rs. 250 Crore. They have not give any expenditure report of this Rs. 250 crore of 1 KM road.
  • PM CARES Fund Scam: BJP (Bharatiya Janta Party) or Modi government created PM CARES fund after closing PMNRF in 2020. This authority collect amount from public when public demand all expenditure then authority refused them and said that this is private authority so can't give expenditure record but this authority used by government and use amount by Bhartiya Janta Party.
  • Electoral Bond Scam: BJP (Bhartiya Janta Party) has scammed 6500 Crore by Electoral Bond. There Government passed Electoral Bond System in 2017 and collect donation through illegally and these bond Sell and Purchase through SBI. In this Scam SBI also involved.
  • Delhi liquor scam: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has been accused of favoring specific liquor traders who allegedly paid bribes for obtaining licenses under the Delhi government's excise policy for 2021–22. Manish Sisodia is arrested by CBI under the investigation.
  • Mahadev Betting App Case: The Mahadev Betting App Case is a scandal involving an illegal online gambling platform that was used to launder money. The app was run by Dubai-based Saurabh Chandrakar and his accomplice Ravi Uppal, both of whom hail from Chhattisgarh.

See also

Further reading

  • Shourie, A. (2006). Indian Controversies. New Delhi: Rupa & Co.
  • In 2020, Real Estate Scam Fighters is formed with a basic mission to debunk various Frauds in the real estate sector and create awareness for the investors.

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