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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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1980s

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1990s

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2000s

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2000

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2001

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2002

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2003

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2004

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2005

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2006

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2008

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2009

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2010s

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2011

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2011

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2012

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2013

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2014

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2015

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2016

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2017

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2018

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2019

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2020s

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2020

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2021

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  • 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.[90][91]
  • Delhi liquour scam: A political scandal involving the Delhi Government's Excise Policy for 2021–2022, introduced by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), and the subsequent legal investigations, including the arrests of senior AAP politicians in connection with the allegations.

2022

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2023

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  • Adani Group scandal: In January 2023, Hindenburg Research revealed that it had short positions in India's Adani Group, alleged to be a close ally of Narendra Modi's administration,[97] and flagged debt and accounting concerns. Concurrently, Hindenburg released a report claiming that Indian conglomerate Adani Group "has engaged in a brazen stock manipulation and accounting fraud scheme over the course of decades."[98] Soon after the report's release, Adani Group companies experienced an acute decline in their share prices.[99][100][101] In a follow-up piece, The Guardian indicated that Hindenburg called on the Adani Group to sue if they believed the report was inaccurate.[102][103] By the end of February 2023, the group lost $150 billion in value. Gautam Adani's personal net worth came down as he fell from 3rd richest in the world to 30th richest within a month after the report was published.[104][105][106] The opposition leaders called it the "biggest scam" and Modi has been criticized for his lack of reaction towards the scandal.[107][108][109]

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  • 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.
  • Neet Scam 2024: Refers to uproar caused by sudden declaration of NEET results, and allegations of irregularities and paper leak.
  • Ayodhya land scam- On June 10, 2024, major media house Indian Express published an investigative article which found that after the 2019 Supreme Court verdict in favour of Ram Temple there was 30 per cent rise in the number of land transactions in at least 25 villages in Ayodhya and adjoining Gonda and Basti districts that fall within a radius of 15 km of the temple. Many of these land deals were linked to politicians, senior officials and their relatives.[110] The investigation also revealed that the administration did not revise the land circle rates for the past 7 years even after the Supreme Court's verdict although rates have been revised in the adjoining districts.[111]

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Further reading

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  • Shourie, A. (2006). Indian Controversies. New Delhi: Rupa & Co.
  • In 2020, Real Estate Scam Fighters[112][113] 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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