Why it still matters The Harshad Mehta episode demonstrated how concentrated influence, regulatory gaps, and financial engineering can combine to create systemic risk. Contemporary parallels — from complex derivatives to shadow-banking vulnerabilities — make the 1992 scam a useful case study for regulators, journalists, and anyone interested in market integrity.

The consequences of the scam were severe:

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