List of Scams & scandals in India
2015
- Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) "Chikki" scam-206 crore-Maharashtra women and child welfare minister Pankaja Munde did not invite e-tenders in awarding contracts to the vendors, though it is mandatory to e-tender for contracts over 3 lakhs.[74]
- Nagpur Land grab case-High court of Maharashtra has fined Member of Parliament Vijay J. Darda and ex-chief minister of Maharashtra Ashok Chavan, both of Indian National Congress25,000 each and ordered an enquiry in encroachment by Jawaharlal Darda Education Society, controlled by MP Vijay J. Darda andRajendra Darda[75]
- Bangalore illegal land denotification scam[76]B. S. Yeddyurappa ofBharatiya Janata Party former chief minister of Karnataka is the prime accused.
- Virbhadra Singh disproportionate assets case-6 crores-Chief minister of Himachal Pradesh of Indian National CongressVirbhadra Singh has been booked by CBI for disproportionate assets.[77]
- NTC land scam-709 crore- Former gujrat CM Shankersinh Vaghelaof Indian National Congress has been booked by CBI [78]
- All India Pre Medical Test AIPMT paper leak[79]
- Lalit Modi money laundering case- Lalit Modi ex-Indian Premier League (IPL)commissioner is accused of bid rigging, awarding contracts to his friends, accepting kickbacks on a broadcast deal, selling franchises to members of his family, betting and money laundering.He has absconded from India even as Enforcement Directorate is investigating the cases. He has many political friends and has taken political favours from External Affairs ministerSushma Swaraj and Rajasthan Chief MinisterVasundhara Raje ofBharatiya Janata Party.[80]
- Andhra Pradesh Cash for votes scam-Revanth Reddy MLA of Telugu Desam Party is the prime accused and currently in jail[81]
- Corporate espionage - Officials of Reliance Industries, Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, Essar Group, Cairn India and Jubilant Energy were accused of stealing documents from the Petroleum Ministry.[82][83]
- Uttarakhand flood relief scam-Rs 100 crores-When lakhs of people in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand went hungry during the 2013 disaster,Government of Uttarakhand state officials partied on Uttarakhand flood relief funds.[84][85]
2014
- Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) scam[86]-5000 crores-FIRs have been registered against GVK (conglomerate) and Airports Authority of India officials for cheating and forgery.[87] The project was deliberately delayed by 3 years to pass 5000 crores undue benefit to GVK (conglomerate).
- Aavin scam - adulteration of milk supplied from various societies of Tamil Nadu state milk union, resulting in a scam estimated to be ₹27 lakhs per day for 10 years.[88] The investigating agencies then traced the owner of the truck to be Vaidyanathan and arrested him in Chennai.[89][90][90]
- SmartCity, Kochi scam- JV between Government of Kerala and TECOM Investments a subsidiary of Dubai Holding[91][92][93][94]
- Cash for MLC seat scam-ExChief Minister of Karnataka and Janata Dal (Secular) floor leader H.D. Kumaraswamy [95][96]
- Leader Of Opposition in the Goa state assembly and ex Chief Minister of Goa Pratapsingh Rane bribery case-[97][98]
- Haryana& Rajasthan illegal mining in Aravalli Range mountains[99][100]
- Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority or SJDA scam, West Bengal-200 crores[101]
- Reliance Jio spectrum auction rigging scam-[102][103]
- Odisha Industrial land mortgage scam-52000 crores[104][105][106]
- The National Herald (India) Land Scam[107][108]
- Vyapam Scam - India's biggest medical education scam unearthed in Madhya Pradesh. Subsequently, many Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) leaders were arrested.
- Madhya Pradesh state Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Development Minister Gauri Shankar Chaturbhuj Bisendisproportionate assets case-2000 crores[109][110]
- Hari Kumar Jha,1987 batch Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer,disproportionate assets case-15 crore[111][112]
- Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) unaccounted cash case-34 crores[113][114]
- Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA)discretionary quota plot scam[115][116]
- Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia land grabbing case[117]
- Madhya Pradesh State Joint Director-Industries,R.C. Kuriel, disproportionate assets case[118][119]
- Mayank Jain,1995 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, disproportionate assets case[120][121][122]
- Rajasthan Housing Board (RHB) arbitrary lease allotment of property.[123][124]
- HPCA illegal land allotments scandal[125][126]-Prem Kumar Dhumaland Anurag Thakur have been chargesheeted in HPCA scam.
- Indian Railways-Railtel Corporation of India mobile scam-[127]
- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and Rolls-Royce defense scam-10,000 crores[128]
- Air India Family Fare Scheme scam[129]
- Bokaro Steel Plant recruitment scam[130][131]
- Gujarat arbitrary land allotments scandal[132]
- Kribhco and fertilizer giantYara International fertilizer fraud controversy.[133][134]
- Delhi Jal Board scam-10,000 crores[135][136]
- Indian Railways "emergency quota" tickets scam[137]
- Siddhartha Mehrotra (Grocery Scam, Gurgaon)
2013
- Virbhadra Singh bribery controversy-2.4 crores[138][139][140][141]
- Madhya Pradesh Pre medical test scam[142][143][144]
- Madhya Pradesh wheat procurement scam- 4 crores-Payments worth 4 crores have been made for fake wheat procurement from farmers.[145]
- Madhya Pradesh IAS couple Arvind Joshi and Tinoo Joshi disproportionate assets case [146]
- Gurgaon Toll plaza scam-operated by DSC Ltd.[147]
- EPFO(Employee Provident Fund)scam[148]
- Haryana seed scam-5 crore[149]
- Directorate General of Civil Aviation-DGCA 'free ticket' scam[150][151]
- LTC(Leave Travel Concession) Scam[152][153][154][155]
- Radia tapes controversy[156]
- NSEL Scam-5500 crores[157]
- Railway iron ore freight scam-17000 crores[158][159][160]
- Uttar Pradesh illegal sand mining[161][162][163]
- Vodafone tax Scandal[164] - involves Rs 11,000-crore[165] tax dispute case in India. There were corruption charges on Kapil Sibal because of Law ministry's U-turn to agree to conciliation in Vodafone tax case[166]
- Railway promotion scam[167] - CBI booked Union railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew for allegedly accepting a bribe[168][169] of Rs 90 lakh from a Railway Board member.
- 2013 Indian Premier League spot-fixing and betting case-Sreesanth,Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan were banned for life from cricket.
- 2013 Kerala solar panel scam
- Odisha Land allotment Scam[170][171]
- 2013 Indian helicopter bribery scandal[172]
- Madhya Pradesh Scholarship Scam - The investigations revealed that the scholarship money was illegally siphoned off by forging the documents.
2012
- Granite scam in Tamil Nadu – Loss of about ₹160 billion(US$2.5 billion).[173] At present the matter is under the scanner of investigating / intelligence agencies of India.[174]
- Highway scam – ₹160 billion (US$2.5 billion)[175][176][177]
- Kinetic Finance Limited Scam – Banks lost about ₹2 billion(US$32 million).[178] At present the matter is under the scanner of investigating / intelligence agencies of India.
- Ultra Mega Power Projects Scam – Central government lost ₹290.33 billion (US$4.6 billion) due to undue favours to Anil Ambani-ledReliance Power.[9][179]
- Forex derivates scam – ₹320 billion (US$5.1 billion)[180][181]
- Service tax and Central Excise Duty fraud – ₹191.59 billion(US$3.0 billion) crore)[182][183]
- Maharashtra stamp duty scam – ₹6.4 billion (US$100 million)[184][185]
- Maharashtra land scam[186][187][188][189][190][191][192]
- MHADA repair scam – ₹1 billion (US$16 million)[193]
- Ministry of External Affairs gift scam[194][195][196]
- Himachal Pradesh pulse scam[197][198]
- Flying Club fraud – ₹1.9 billion (US$30 million)[199]
- Andhra Pradesh liquor scam[200][201]
- Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association scam – Approximately₹500 million (US$7.9 million)[202][203]
- Jammu and Kashmir PHE scam[204]
- Jammu and Kashmir recruitment scam[205]
- Jammu and Kashmir examgate[206][207]
- Jammu and Kashmir dental scam[208]
- Punjab paddy scam – ₹180 million (US$2.9 million)[209][210]
- NHPC cement scam[211]
- Haryana forest scam[212][213][214][215][216][217][218][219][220][221]
- Girivan (Pune) land scam[222](not to be confused with Pune land scam which came to light during 2011)
- Toilet scam[223][224]
- Uttar Pradesh stamp duty scam – ₹1200 crore (US$190 million)[225]
- Uttar Pradesh horticulture scam – ₹700 million (US$11 million)[226]
- Uttar Pradesh palm tree plantation scam – ₹550 million(US$8.7 million)[227][228][229]
- Uttar Pradesh seed scam – ₹500 million (US$7.9 million)[230][231]
- Uttar Pradesh elephant Memorial scam-1400 crores [2].[3][232]
- Uttar Pradesh LACCFED scam-[4]
- Patiala land scam – ₹2.5 billion (US$40 million)[233][234][235][236]
- Tax refund scam – ₹30 million (US$480,000)[237][238]
- Bengaluru Mayor's fund scam[238]
- Ranchi real estate scam[239]
- Delhi surgical gloves procurement scam[240]
- Aadhar scam[241][242][242][243]
- BEML housing society scam[244][245][246]
- MSTC gold export scam – ₹4.64 billion (US$74 million)[247]
- TIN scam[248][249]
- Haryana Forest Development Corporation Cash Scam[250]
- Nayagaon (Punjab) land scam[251]
2011
- Bellary mining scam/Belekeri port scam[252]
- Tatra scam – ₹7.5 billion (US$120 million)[253][254]
- LIC housing loan scam
- NTRO scam – ₹8 billion (US$130 million)[255][256][257][258]
- Goa mining scam[259][260][261]
- Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike scam – ₹32.07 billion(US$510 million)[262][263][264][265]
- Himachal Pradesh HIMUDA housing scam[266][267]
- Pune housing scam[268]
- Pune land scam[269][270]
- Orissa pulse scam – ₹7 billion (US$110 million)[271][272][273][274]
- Kerala investment scam – ₹10 billion (US$160 million)[275]
- Mumbai Sales Tax fraud – ₹10 billion (US$160 million)[276]
- Maharashtra education scam – ₹10 billion (US$160 million)[277][278]
- Maharashtra PDS scam[279][280]
- Uttar Pradesh TET scam[281][282][283] Former Director of UP Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad Sanjay Mohan is prime accused.
- Uttar Pradesh MGNREGA scam[284][285]
- Orissa MGNREGA scam[286][287][288]
- Indian Air Force land scam[289][290][291]
- Bihar Solar lamp scam – ₹400 million (US$6.3 million)[292][293]
- BL Kashyap – EPFO scam – ₹1.69 billion (US$27 million)[294][295]
- Assam Education scam[296]
- Pune ULC scam[297][298][299]
2010
- ISRO's S-band scam (also known as ISRO-Devas deal)₹200000(US$3,200)[300][301][302][303][304]-The deal was cancelled.
- Andhra Pradesh Emmar scam – ₹25 billion (US$400 million)[305][306][307][308]
- Karnataka land scam[309][310][311]
- Karnataka housing board scam-JD(S) MLA G T Devegowda swindled 35 crores, indicted by lokayukta[312][313][314][315]
- Uttrakhand Citurgia land scam[316][317]
- MCI bribery scandal[318][319][320]--Ketan Desai is chargesheeted by CBI.[321]
- Chandigarh booth scam[322]
- Odisha illegal Mining Scam (Investigated by Shah Commission)- Rs 59,203 crore (2014)[323][324][325]
2000s
2009
- Goa Special Economic Zone (SEZ) scam[326][327]
- Rice export scam – ₹25 billion (US$400 million)[68][328]
- Orissa paddy scam[329][330]
- Sukhna land scam – Darjeeling[331][332][333][334]-Lt. General Awadhesh Prakash court martialed by the army on corruption charges.
- Vasundhara Raje Deendayal Upadhyaya Trust land scam[335]
- Austral Coke scam – ₹10 billion (US$160 million)[336][337]
- Gujarat's VDSGCU Sugarcane scam – ₹187 million (US$3.0 million)[338][339][340]
- Satyam Computer Services scandal
2008
- Hasan Ali black money controversy[341][342][343]-Hasan Ali Khan is in jail since April 2011 for money laundering.
- State Bank of Saurashtra scam – ₹950 million (US$15 million)[344][345]
- Army ration pilferage scam – ₹50 billion (US$790 million)[346]-Lieutenant General SK Sahni jailed for 3 years.[347]
- Paazee Forex scam – ₹8 billion (US$130 million)[348][349]
- Cash-at-judge's door scam [5]
2006
- Penny stock scam
- Punjab city centre project scam – ₹15 billion (US$240 million)[68]
- Uttar Pradesh ayurveda scam – ₹260 million (US$4.1 million)[350][351][352][353]
2004
- Taj Co-operative Group Housing Scheme scam – ₹40 billion(US$630 million)-IAS officer Narayan Divakar convicted for 2 years.[354][355][356]
- IPO scam[357][358][359]
- Bihar flood relief scam – ₹170 million (US$2.7 million)-Sadhu Yadavand others chargeframed.[360][361]
- Oil for food scam-K. Natwar Singh had to resign from the Cabinet on December 6, 2005[362]
2003
- HUDCO scam[363]
2002
- Stamp paper scam – ₹200 billion (US$3.2 billion)[364][365][366]- Abdul Karim Telgi jailed for 30 years.
- Provident Fund (PF) scam[367][368]
2001
- Operation West End - It was done in order to make the murky defense deals public. The special correspondents of the magazine filmed several corrupt defense officials and politicians of ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government including Bhartiya Janta Party. Bangaru Laxman, the BJP's president was sentenced to four year of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of one lakh rupees was imposed as well.
- Ketan Parekh securities scam/UTI scam – ₹320 million(US$5.1 million)[68]-Ketan Parekh convicted for two years.
- Calcutta Stock Exchange scam[369]
2000
- India-South Africa match fixing scandal[370]-Mohammed Azharuddinand Ajay Jadeja were banned from cricket for 5 years and 4 years respectively.
1990s
1997
- Jalgaon housing scam [6]
- Cobbler scam[371][372]
- Sheregar Scam[373]
- Kerala ice cream parlour sex scandal
1996
- Sukh Ram telecom equipment scandal-Sukh Ram convicted for 3 years.[374]
- C R Bhansali scam – ₹11 billion (US$170 million)[375][376]
- Fertiliser import scam – ₹1.33 billion (US$21 million)[377][378]
1995
- Meghalya forest scam – ₹3 billion (US$48 million)[346]
- Preferential allotment scam – ₹50 billion (US$790 million)[68]
- Yugoslav Dinar Scam – ₹4 billion (US$63 million)[68]
- Purulia arms drop case
1994
1992
- Harshad Mehta securities scam – ₹50 billion (US$790 million)[381]
- Palmolein Oil Import Scam, Kerala
- Indian Bank scandal – ₹13 billion (US$210 million)[370]
1990
1980s
1989
- St Kitts forgery[370]
1987
1981
- Cement Scam involving A R Antulay – ₹300 million (US$4.8 million)[370]
1970s
1976
1974
- Maruti scandal[370]
1971
- Nagarwala scandal – ₹6 million (US$95,000)
1960s
1965
- Kalinga tubes scandal[381]
1964
1960
1950s
1956
1951
- Cycle import scam[384]
- The Mundhra scandal – ₹12 million (US$190,000)[381]
1940s
- 1948 - Jeep scandal case[384]
- 1947 - INA treasure chest disappearance[
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