What this is

KNOWBASE is a ranked, sourced record of India's largest financial frauds and governance failures — from headline-scale national scandals down to smaller, systemic ones. Each case traces its central facts to a CAG report, a court record, or named, dated journalism, and states plainly when those sources disagree or when a matter is still legally unresolved.

It is not affiliated with any political party, government agency, or law enforcement body, and it does not take a position on any pending case beyond what courts and official audits have themselves found. Its subject is documented decisions, spending, and legal outcomes — not speculation about any individual's character or motives.

Several cases here are under trial, on appeal, or in extradition proceedings. Under Indian law, an accused person is presumed innocent until convicted, and this site's language reflects that: we report what has been filed, charged, or decided, and we say so clearly when no verdict exists yet.

Where the evidence is incomplete or contradictory — and on a few cases here, it genuinely is — that is stated with a confidence rating rather than resolved into a cleaner story than the sources support. The full standard is on the methodology page.

Found an error, an outdated case status, or a source that no longer supports a claim made here? Case statuses in particular change quickly as trials and appeals proceed — see the methodology page for how corrections are handled.