Including you and I, we all follow the system and protocols created by Government authorities. But eventually, every few years, the world comes across a unique mind quirky enough to find the hidden cracks in these perfectly designed ecosystems.
For decades, India has witnessed enormous financial and political scams amounting to millions of dollars. And who knows how many more are hidden from the spotlight. But for now let’s focus on the list of all the scams in India, the mysteries of which have been revealed with time from the 1940s to 2023. From Lost INA Treasure Controversy of 1947 to School Service Commission Job Scandal West Bengal 2022, we have mentioned it all.
All the Scams Committed in India During 1940s to 2023:
2022
- Charity Scandal (₹1.77 Cr)
- Siri Vaibhava Scam (₹350 Cr)
- School Service Commission Job Scandal West Bengal
2021
- Vazegate Scandal
- 2021 Recruitment scam
- Pegasus Snooping Scandal
2020
- Kerala Gold Smuggling Scandal
- Fake TRP Scam
- Roshni Land Scam
- Guru Raghavendra Bank scam
- Sandalwood drug Scandal
- PM Kisan Nidhi scam
- Belli Belaku Scam
2019
- Karvy Scam
- PMC Bank Scam
- DHFL Scam and UPPCL Employee Provident Fund (EPF) Scandal
- INX Media case against former Union Minister P. Chidambaram
- IMA ponzi scheme
- D. K. Shivakumar Money-Laundering Case
- Cox & Kings scam
- IL&FS Scam and Fraud
- Misuse of Clients’ Funds by Amrapali Aadya Trading and Investments Private Limited and 8 others
- Kanva Scandal
2018
- Rotomac bank fraud (₹3,695 Cr)
- Punjab National Bank Scam (₹11,600 Cr)
2017
- Noida Ponzi scheme
- Maharashtra Scholarship Scam
- Winsome Diamonds and Jewellery and Forever Precious Jewellery and Diamonds (₹1,530 Cr)
- Coal Import Scam
2016
- Narada sting operation
- Freedom 251 scam
- Vijay Mallya Scam
- PACL scam
2015
- National Urban Livelihood Mission Scam (₹1078 Cr)
- Delhi Jal Board tanker scam (₹400 Cr)
- Amethi Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust land-grab case
- Delhi CNG scam (₹100 Cr)
- Delhi power scam (₹8,000 Cr)
- Gujarat fisheries scam (₹400 Cr)
- GIDC plot-allotment bribery case (₹10,000 Cr)
- Mizoram office of profit scam
- Maharashtra Annabhau Sathe Development Corporation scam (₹141 Cr)
- Uttarakhand liquor-license scandal (₹100 Cr)
- Nagpur land-grab case
- Integrated Child Development Services “Chikki” controversy (₹206 Cr)
- Bangalore illegal land de-notification scam
- NTC land scam (₹709 Cr)
- Lalit Modi corruption case
- 2015 Cash for Vote Scam
- Corporate espionage
- Uttarakhand flood-relief scam (₹100 Cr)
- NSE co-location scam (₹50,000 Cr)
- Louis Berger Group bribery case
2014
- Mumbai International Airport scam
- Aavin scam
- SmartCity, Kochi scam
- Cash for MLC seat scam
- Pratapsingh Rane bribery case
- Illegal mining in the Aravalli Range
- Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority scam
- Reliance Jio spectrum-auction-rigging scam
- Odisha industrial-land mortgage scam
- National Herald land scam
- Vyapam scam
- Gauri Shankar Chaturbhuj Bisen disproportionate assets case (₹2,000 Cr)
- Hari Kumar Jha disproportionate assets case (₹15 Cr)
- Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) unaccounted-cash case (₹34 Cr)
- Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) discretionary quota plot scam
- Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia land-grab case
- R. C. Kuriel disproportionate assets case
- Mayank Jain disproportionate assets case
- Rajasthan Housing Board (RHB) arbitrary lease allotment of property
- HPCA illegal land-allotments scandal
- Indian Railways-RailTel Corporation of India mobile scam
- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and Rolls-Royce defence scam (₹10,000 Cr)
- Air India Family Fare Scheme scam
- Bokaro Steel Plant recruitment scam
- Gujarat arbitrary land-allotments scandal
- Kribhco and Yara International fertilizer fraud controversy
- Delhi Jal Board scam (₹10,000 crore)
- Indian Railways “emergency quota” ticket scam
- Cremation shed scam
- Maharashtra money laundering
2013
- Virbhadra Singh bribery controversy (₹2.4 Cr)
- Madhya Pradesh pre-medical test scam
- Madhya Pradesh wheat-procurement scam (₹4 Cr)
- Arvind and Tinoo Joshi disproportionate assets case
- Delhi-Gurgaon Toll Plaza scam
- Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation scam
- Haryana seed scam
- Directorate General of Civil Aviation “free ticket” scam
- Leave Travel Concession scam
- Telangana rape victim names & Mother reaction 2019
- NSEL Case (₹5,500 Cr)
- Railway iron ore freight scam (₹17,000 Cr)
- Uttar Pradesh illegal sand mining
- Vodafone tax controversy (₹11,000 Cr)
- Railway bribery Scam (₹9 Million)
- Indian Premier League spot-fixing and betting case
- Kerala solar panel scam
- Odisha land-allotment scam
- Indian helicopter bribery Scandal
- Madhya Pradesh Scholarship scam
- Saradha Group financial scandal
- MBBS seats scam
2012
- Aadhaar scam
- Andhra Pradesh liquor scam
- Bengaluru mayor’s fund scam
- Bharat Earth Movers housing-society scam
- Delhi surgical-glove procurement scam
- DIAL Scam (₹1669.7 Billion)
- Flying Club fraud (₹1.9 Billion)
- Foreign exchange derivatives scam (₹320 Billion)
- Girivan land scam
- Granite scam in Tamil Nadu (₹160 Billion)
- Haryana forest scam
- Himachal Pradesh pulse scam
- Indian coal allocation scam (Not Proven)
- Jalgaon housing scam
- Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association scam (₹500 Million (approx))
- Jammu and Kashmir PHE scam
- Jammu and Kashmir recruitment scam
- Jammu and Kashmir exam scandal
- Karnataka Wakf Board Land Scam
- Maharashtra stamp duty scam (₹6.4 Billion)
- Maharashtra land scam
- Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority repair Scam (₹1 Billion)
- Maharashtra Irrigation Scam (₹720 Billion)
- Ministry of External Affairs gift scam
- MSTC gold-export scam (₹4.64 Billion)
- Nayagaon, Punjab land scam
- NHAI Allegations
- NHPC cement scam
- Patiala land scam (₹2.5 Billion)
- Punjab paddy scam (₹180 Million)
- Ranchi real-estate scam
- Service Tax and Central Excise fraud (₹19,000 Cr)
- Tax refund scam (₹30 Million)
- Taxpayer identification number scam
- Toilet scam
- Uttar Pradesh NRHM scam
- Ultra Mega Power Projects scam (₹290.3 Billion)
- Uttar Pradesh elephant-memorial scam (₹1,400 Cr)
- Uttar Pradesh horticulture scam (₹700 Million)
- Uttar Pradesh Labour and Construction Co-operative Federation scam
- Uttar Pradesh palm tree plantation scam (₹550 Million)
- Uttar Pradesh seed scam (₹500 Million)
- Uttar Pradesh stamp duty scam (₹1,200 Cr)
2011
- Belekeri port scam (₹6 Billion)
- Tatra scam (₹7.5 Billion)
- National Technical Research Organisation scam (₹8 Billion)
- Goa mining scam
- Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike scam (₹32.07 Billion)
- Himachal Pradesh housing scam
- Pune housing scam
- Pune Land Scam
- Orissa pulse scam (₹7 Billion)
- Kerala investment scam (₹10 billion)
- Mumbai sales tax fraud (₹10 Billion)
- Maharashtra education scam (₹10 Billion)
- Maharashtra public distribution system scam
- Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test scam
- Uttar Pradesh Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scam
- Orissa MGNREGA scam
- Indian Air Force land scam
- Bihar solar lamp scam (₹400 Billion)
- B. L. Kashyap, Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation scam (₹1.69 Billion)
- Assam education scam
- Pune ULC scam
2010
- Housing-loan scam
- Indian Space Research Organisation S-band scam (₹2 Billion)
- Andhra Pradesh Emmar scam (₹25 Billion)
- Karnataka land scam
- Karnataka housing-board scam (₹350 Million)
- Uttarakhand Citurgia land scam
- Medical Council of India bribery scanda
- Chandigarh booth scam
- Odisha illegal-mining scam (₹59,230 Cr)
- Concerns and controversies over the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Maharashtra Adarsh Housing Society scam
- Gegong Apang PDS scam (₹100 billion)
2009
- Goa special economic zone scam
- JVG scam
- Rice export scam (₹25 Billion)
- Orissa paddy scam
- Sukhna land scam
- Vasundhara Raje Deendayal Upadhyaya Trust land scam
- Austral Coke scam (₹10 Billion)
- Gujarat VDSGCU sugarcane scam (₹187 Million)
- Madhu Koda disproportionate-assets case
- Satyam scandal
2008
- Hasan Ali Khan Money-Laundering case
- Army ration-pilferage scam (₹50 Billion)
- State Bank of Saurashtra scam (₹950 Million)
- Paazee Forex scam (₹8 Billion)
- Cash at judge’s door scam
- 2G spectrum case (Not Proven)
- Power-theft scandal
- Cash-for-votes scandal
2006
- Punjab city-centre project scam (₹15 Billion)
- Uttar Pradesh ayurveda scam (₹260 Billion)
- Navy War Room Leak (₹6 Billion)
- Fatwas for cash scandal
2005
- Bhanu Pratap Sahi disproportionate-assets case
- Jharkhand medical-equipment scam
- The Scorpene Scam
2004
- Taj Co-operative Group Housing Scheme scam (₹45 Billion)
- IPO Scam
- Bihar flood-relief scam (₹170 Million)
- Oil for Food Scandal
2003
- Housing and Urban Development Corporation Scam
- Andhra Pradesh Social Welfare scholarship scam
- Uttar Pradesh food grain scam
- Haryana teacher-recruitment scam
2002
- Stamp paper scam (₹200 Billion)
- Provident Fund scam
- Taj Corridor case
2001
- Operation West End
- Ketan Parekh securities scam (₹320 million)
- Calcutta Stock Exchange scam
- Roshni Act corruption scandal
2000
- India-South Africa match-fixing scandal
1990s
- 1992 Indian stock market scam
- Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa
- 1996 disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa
- Cobbler scam
- 1998 Ajmer rape case
- 1998 Anubhav Plantations scam
- Jalgaon housing scam
- Sheregar scam
- Ice Cream Parlour Sex Scandal
- 1996 Sukh Ram telecom equipment scandal
- C. R. Bhansali scam (₹11 Billion)
- Fertiliser import scam (₹1.33 Billion)
- Meghalaya forest scam (₹3 billion)
- Preferential allotment scam (₹50 Billion)
- Yugoslav dinar scam (₹4 Billion)
- Purulia arms drop case
- Sugar-Import Scam
- Palmolein Oil Import Scam
- Indian Bank scandal (₹13 Billion)
- Airbus scandal
- Hawala scandal
- SNC-Lavalin Kerala hydroelectric scandal (₹3.74 Billion)
- Prem Khandu Thungan graft case
1980s
- 1981 Cement scam (₹300 million)
- 1985 Fodder scam (₹9.5 billion)
- 1987 HDW Submarine scandal
- 1987 Bofors scandal
- 1989 St Kitts forgery
1970s
- 1971 Nagarwala case (₹6 million)
- 1974 Maruti scandal
- 1976 Kuo oil scandal (₹22 million)
1960s
- 1960 Teja loan scandal (₹220 million)
- 1964 Pratap Singh Kairon inquiry
- 1965 Kalinga tubes scandal
1950s
- 1951 Cycle scam
- 1956 BHU funds misappropriation (₹5 million)
- 1958 Mundhra scandal (₹12 million)
1940s
- 1947 – INA treasure chest disappearance
- 1948 – Jeep scandal case
- 1949 – Gems Graft case
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