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An Indian political scandal commonly refers to some action by a politician deemed unacceptable in law or by custom, or which is held to be morally unacceptable to the politician's peers or the electorate. In almost all Indian political scandals, the politicians are not prosecuted.

Contents 1 List of Indian political scandals 1.1 1900s 1.2 2000s 2 See also 3 Corporate Crime 4 External links

[edit] List of Indian political scandals

This is a list of Indian political scandals, real or alleged.

[edit] 1900s

• • Churhat lottery scam
  • Telecom scam (Sukh Ram)
  • HDW Submarine
  • Bitumen scam
  • Tansi land deal
  • JMM Bribery Scandal
  • St Kitts case
  • Urea scam
  • Anantnag transport subsidy scam
  • 1971 Nagarwala scandal
  • Fodder scam
  • 1947: Partition of India
  • 1975: Declaration of Emergency
  • 1990: Bofors Scandal
  • 1990: Animal Husbandry Case
  • 1991:
  • 1992: Bombay Stock Exchange Manipulation & Fraud by Harshad Mehta
  • 1993: Hawala scandal
  • 1994:
  • 1995:
  • 1996:
  • 1997: Kerala SNC Lavalin power scandal
  • 1998:
  • 1999:

[edit] 2000s

• • 2000:
  • 2001: Ketan Parekh Scandal, Barak Missile Deal Scandal, Tehelka Scandal
  • 2002:
  • 2003: Telgi scandal
  • 2004: Nitish Katara Murder Case
  • 2005: Oil-for-food programme scam (Natwar Singh)
  • 2006: Jessica Lal case
  • 2006: Union coal minister Shibu Soren held guilty of murder, sentenced to life imprisonment.

[edit] See also

• India
• History of India
• History of Bangladesh
• History of Pakistan
• Politics of India
• Indian Civil Service

• Imperialism in Asia

• British Empire
  • India Office
  • Secretary of State for India
  • Governor-General of India
  • Government of India Act
  • Partition of India

[edit] Corporate Crime

• Corporate crime
  • Corporate scandal
  • Indian corporate scandals
  • Accounting scandals
  • Global settlement by investment companies
  • scandal

[edit] External links

• India: Corruption Timeline, Global Integrity