In 1900s
- 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
- 1975: Declaration of Emergency
- Churhat lottery scam
In 1990s
• Bofors Scandal
• Animal Husbandry Case (1990)
• Bombay Stock Exchange Manipulation & Fraud by Harshad Mehta (1992)
• Hawala scandal (1993)
• Sukh Ram (1996)
• Fodder Scam in Bihar (1996)
• Kerala SNC Lavalin power scandal (1997)
In 2000s
• Ketan Parekh Scandal (2001)
• Barak Missile Deal Scandal (2001)
• Tehelka Scandal (2001)
• Taj corridor case (2002-2003)
• Telgi scandal (2003)
• Nitish Katara Murder Case (2004)
• Oil for food programme scam (Natwar Singh) (2005)
• Jessica Lal case (2006)
• Human Trafficking Scam involving Babubhai Katara
• Gujarat Fake Encounter Controversy (2007)
• Cash-for-vote scandal in the federal parliament (2008)
• Satyam Scandal (2009)- This scandal is said to be the biggest in India till date.
