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Bellary mining scam

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The scandal in Karnataka, which led to the resignation of former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa,  involved mining barons, the Reddy brothers. It was alleged that

G Karunakara Reddy and G Janardhana Reddy had paid money to bag contracts for their mining company, Obulapuram Mining Company, in Bellary.

A report published by former Lokayukta of Karnataka, Justice Santosh Hegde said that Yeddyurappa and his family members had accepted bribes in the form of donations to  trusts from mining companies in exchange for issuing mining leases. The Karnataka government suffered a loss of Rs16,085 crore.

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2013 Saradha Group chit fund scam:

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The financial scam was caused by the collapse of a Ponzi scheme run by Saradha Group, a consortium of companies which was believed to be running a wide variety of collective investment schemes (popularly referred to as chit fund) West Bengal.

The group collapsed in April 2013, causing an estimated loss of Rs200–300 billion to over 1.7 million depositors. In the wake of the scandal, the Mamata Banerjee-led state government had set up an inquiry commission to investigate the collapse and also set up a fund of INR 5 billion (92 million USD) to ensure that low income investors are not bankrupted.

The Centre also launched a multi-agency probe to investigate the Saradha scam, as well as other similar Ponzi schemes.
Group chairman Sudipto Sen, in a letter to the CBI,  admitted that he had paid large sums of money to several politicians.

He also stated that Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh had forced him to enter into money-losing media ventures and blackmailed him into selling one of his channels at below market price. Sen fled after posting this letter on April 10.

He was arrested in Kashmir on April 23, 2013. His close aide Debjani Mukhopadhdhay was also arrested for her involvement in the scam.

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2002-2003 Taj Corridor case:

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In the scam, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati and a minister in her government, Nasimuddin Siddiqui, were charged with corruption.

The Taj Corridor project was intended to upgrade tourist facilities near the Taj Mahal and was to be implemented during her tenure as Chief Minister.

The then BJP government at the Centre gave the Environmental Clearance required for the project near Taj Mahal. However, later on the BJP backed out and alleged that the project was not cleared by the Environment Ministry and blamed Mayawati for starting construction work near the Taj Mahal.

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2013 Uttar Pradesh NRHM Scam:

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Top politicians and bureaucrats are alleged to have siphoned off Rs10,000 crore from the National Rural Health Mission, a central government scheme, meant to improve health care delivery in rural areas.

The CBI is investigating several former ministers of the Bahujan Samaj Party, the then ruling party, in the case.

The scam came to the limelight after two Chief Medical Officers (CMO) were shot dead outside their houses. Deputy-CMO YS Sachan, who was suspected to have had a role in the murders, was arrested, but died mysteriously in prison.

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Scorpene deal scam:
One of India's largest bribery scandals, in which Rs500 crore is alleged to have been paid to government decision makers by Thales, the makers of the Scorpene submarine.

The amount was channeled via middlemen such as Abhishek Verma. Apart from him, the sacm also involved Ravi Shankaran, a relative of the then chief of navy staff Arun Prakash. He is also the prime accused in the Navy War Room spy scandal.

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recent NSEL scam kuda veyyi......Its worth rs 5600 cr(nearly $1bn)......they sold commodities which never existed

 

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Black money antha baitikosthe India will be the richest country !

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2013 - Chopper scam Railgate Saradha Group chit fund scam Uttar Pradesh NRHM Scam

 

2012 - Coal block allocation scam

 

2011 Tatra truck scam   Antrix Devas deal  Adarsh Housing society scam

 

2010 2G spectrum CWG

 

2009 Satyam Computer Services scandal , Bellary mining scam

 

2008 cash-for-votes scandal

 

Scorpene deal scam

 

2002-2003 Taj Corridor case

 

2001 Stock market scam 

 

1996 Fodder scam

 

1992 Securities scam

 

1980-90s Bofors scandal

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