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Historical Event on 2/17/1997
Notorious criminal Charles Sobhraj released from jail after 20 years, and re-arrested soon after release under Foreigners' Regional Registration Act.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/22/1872 | Meera Behn (Medlin Slade), freedom fighter, was born at England. |
| 1/2/1973 | General S. H. F. J. Manekshaw appointed as Field Marshall. |
| 5/7/2000 | Ranjit Singh Gill, one of the prime accused in the murder of Lalit Maken and his wife Geetanjali, who was the daughter of the late President Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, on July 31, 1985, was extradited to Delhi from the US to stand trial in the case. |
| 3/25/1916 | S. M. Pandit, famous painter, was born. |
| 10/27/1987 | Vijay Merchant, cricketer (Test average 47.72, 1st-class avg 71), died. |
| 5/14/1994 | RBI announces tight monetary policy. |
| 7/15/1920 | Earthquake in Delhi. |
| 4/22/1958 | Admiral R. T. Katari was appointed as the first Indian Chief of the Naval Staff. |
| 9/25/1997 | BAI-IBC dispute resolved. |
| 2/14/1901 | King Edward VII open's his first parliament. |
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