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SAIL Innovations: Discounted Steel for Ghost Buildings and Self-Investigating Scams

15 March 2026 - New Delhi, Delhi

Record date
15 Mar 2026
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
The odd part

SAIL perfects the art of 'Internal Investigation' by appointing the accused to investigate the accuser.

What happened

The Steel Authority of India (SAIL) has pioneered a revolutionary marketing strategy: selling high-grade steel at massive discounts to 'fictitious' infrastructure projects. This 'Ghost Building Initiative' ensures that while the country's physical infrastructure remains invisible, the balance sheets of certain officials stay very visible. When a whistleblower dared to report the scam, the management responded with 'unmatched speed,' suspending him within days. In a masterstroke of administrative efficiency, an officer allegedly involved in the questionable transactions was appointed to lead the inquiry, which—to everyone's complete surprise—found the allegations to be 'imaginary and malicious.'

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