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Historical Event on 2/27/1997

CBI arrests godman Chandraswami for alleged offences in violation of Foreign Contributions (Regulation) Act, 1976.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/11/1964Dr. Jayant Narlikar, great mathematician of India, submitted his thesis to Royal Society of London.
12/27/1931150 are arrested following 'red shirt' riots in the N.W. Frontier province.
9/20/1997President K. R. Narayanan inaugurates the first Dr. Ambedkar Law University in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
6/24/1990Defence scientists successfully test fired country's first third generation anti-tank missile 'NAG'.
10/28/1998Ghulam Ahmed, former Indian cricket captain, died in Hyderabad.
12/19/1952Nehru announces the Government's decision for establishing an Andhra State, constituting Telugu speaking areas of the State of Madras, excluding the city.
3/29/1954Indian Institute of Public Administration inaugurated.
2/25/1910Dalai Lama, Tibeten monk, flees from Chinese troops and takes refuge in India.
8/13/1995Kashmiri separatists behead a kidnapped Norwegian tourist and threatened to kill other hostages unless India freed 15 militants at Srinagar.
11/18/19371,100 prisoners freed after appeal by Gandhi, his first political act in year.