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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
11/16/1860First group of Indian worker's reached Natal, South Africa.
2/12/1990Assembly election in Manipur.
5/8/1996The governing Congress party is routed in Indian elections that have left no party with a clear mandate to govern.
12/29/1972Construction work of Metro Train in Calcutta commenced.
1/29/1968Laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai, one Test for India, died.
4/6/1919Mahatma Gandhi declared an All India Strike against the Rollatt Act .This was the first strike.
9/17/1956Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC ) established.
2/10/1931Capital of India shifted from Old Delhi to New Delhi, formal inauguration of New Delhi City took place.
11/29/1948Assembly bans discrimination against untouchables.
9/16/1931Political prisoners Tarkeshwar Dutta and Santosh Mitra were shot by an officer at Hijli detention camp near Kharagpur. They were arrested for attending the Hijli meeting.