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UCO Bank’s former CMD amassed 100 crores by helping a corrupt industrialist get loans worth 6200 crores through shell companies: How ED busted the...

Rukma Rathore - 2 January, 2026

The major scam unfolded between 2007 and 2010, when the UPA government helmed by Congress held power at the center.

World

Minnesota’s Somali-linked scams drain US taxpayers of a sum rivalling Somalia’s GDP: Read how the welfare system was gamed in a multi-billion-dollar fraud

Rukma Rathore - 30 December, 2025

A video depicted vacant daycare centers which were receiving millions in grants. It went viral on social media.

Crime

Mumbai: Woman loses ₹3.71 crore in digital scam with fake online court, fraud posing as ‘Judge Chandrachud’

OpIndia Staff - 30 December, 2025

A 68-year-old Mumbai woman lost ₹3.71 crore in a "digital arrest" scam. Fraudsters posed as police, CBI, and "Judge Chandrachud" in fake video hearings, claiming money laundering charges. She transferred savings for "verification" before realizing the cheat.

Crime

CBI dismantles Noida-based transnational cybercrime network scamming US nationals on FBI inputs, US Embassy hails India-US partnership

OpIndia Staff - 17 December, 2025

During the searches, the CBI officials recovered Rs 1.88 Crore, 34 electronic devices, including mobile phones, laptops, pen drives, hard disks, and incriminating documents pertaining to the crime.

After laddu scam, Tirupati faces fresh jolt: Polyester sold as silk in Rs 55 crore dupatta fraud

OpIndia Staff - 10 December, 2025

The scam involved buying the shawls from a single company and its affiliates over the course of the previous ten years.

News Reports

Scam loading? Congress govt’s Rs 613 crore sweeper rental proposal in Karnataka sparks outrage, opposition warns of a massive kickback racket

Rukma Rathore - 17 November, 2025

The opposition and netizens highlighted the inflated costs and accused the Congress government of perpetrating another scam.

News Reports

India wins 2030 Commonwealth Games bid: A look back at the 2010 corruption scandal under UPA govt that shook the nation

Anurag - 16 October, 2025

India’s successful bid for the 2030 Commonwealth Games marks a comeback after the 2010 corruption scandal. With tighter monitoring and improved systems, the government promises a clean, well-managed event that restores national pride and international trust.

Karnataka contractors’ body slams Siddaramaiah-led Congress govt for rampant corruption, highlights how commissions being demanded have ‘doubled’

OpIndia Staff - 29 September, 2025

The corruption charges flagged by contractors come at a time when Siddaramaiah’s government is already under fire over the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) land scam.

News Reports

Gujarat: Gaza ‘Relief Fund’ scam: Syrian national arrested, three on the run

OpIndia Staff - 24 August, 2025

Authorities exposed the Gaza Relief Fund scam in Gujarat after seizing cash from a Syrian accused. Three associates remain at large, as investigators probe links, visa violations, and suspicious financial transactions tied to the fraudulent operation.

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