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Historical Event on 12/8/1999

Brij Bhupinder Singh alias Lalli, former Punjab Minister, was arrested on charges of fraud and disappropriation of public funds.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/12/1997aspal Rana equals world mark in standard pistol 25m (ISU) event in South Asian shooting in Delhi.
11/6/1999Red carpet welcome to Pope. He appreciated the religious freedom in India.
10/23/1996Amjad Ali Khan, sarod maestro, appointed UNICEF's national ambassador for children.
1/22/1998Second Lieutenant Punit Datta is posthumously selected for the nation's highest peace time gallantry award, Ashok Chakra.
8/28/1667Sardar Jay Singh I, the famous king- Mirza Raja, a ruler of the kingdom of Amber (later called Jaipur) also in Aurangzeb's kingdom, passed away at Barhanpur.
11/13/1999Punjab Police men, Railways women emerged Federation Cup basketball champions in Jalandhar.
5/24/1960Dr. Ida Sophie Schruder, founder of famous 'Vellore Hospital', passed away in Kodaikanal.
6/16/1993Harshad Mehta accuses PM of taking Rs. 1 crore payoff from him in November 1991; Rao terms it malicious and unfounded.
3/3/1700Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj died of lung infection due to smallpox at Sinhagad fort.
7/31/2000The Lok Sabha passes by voice vote a bill for creation of Chhattisgarh state.