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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
7/21/1883Star Theatre was opened in Calcutta.
7/21/1883Amarsingh, Rajput king of Mewar, was born.
7/12/1949Ban on RSS lifted on the assurance that it abjures violence.
5/10/198559 were killed and 150 wounded in Sikh attacks.
1/2/1973General S. H. F. J. Manekshaw appointed as Field Marshall.
6/27/1967First Indian made AVRO aircraft passenger Plane HS748 handed over to Indian Airlines.
2/6/1990Ashok Shandilya of Railways wins National billiards crown.
11/2/1972B. D. Pande was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-03-1977
3/1/1997Gopi Chand and P.V.V. Lakshmi retain individual titles and India takes team titles in SAARC badminton in Colombo.
1/1/1903Sen also produced the first publicity films of India--""Jaba Kusum Hair Oil'' and ''Edward's Anti-malaria Specific''. He also filmed the celebrations of the Coronation of King Edward VII at Calcutta.