SIMRAN RAJPAL
What can be stated anew is that this is the ultimate scam of all time. Recently, the Supreme Court emphasized that the spectrum scam has surpassed all others in its disgracefulness.
Certainly, the scamsters didn't overlook the widely publicized and eagerly awaited Commonwealth Games hosted by India in 2010. Even before the much-anticipated sporting event could commence, it was embroiled in corruption allegations.
Abdul Karim Telgi's name remains indelibly etched in the memory of India. This con artist shook the entire nation with his expertise in forging duplicate stamp papers.
The Satyam scam stands as the largest fraud in the history of the Indian corporate sector to date, totaling 14,000 crores.
The Bofors scandal is emblematic of Indian corruption. In the 1980s, then-Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and several others, including the influential NRI family, the Hindujas, were implicated.
Harshad Mehta, popularly known as the Big Bull, exploited loopholes in the banking system and caused a surge in the Bombay Stock Exchange in 1992 by trading shares at inflated prices across various segments.