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Historical Event on 5/2/1992

President J.B.Patnaik, former Orissa CM and PCC (I), arrested on corruption charges.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/23/1997Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka set deadline upto 31st October for sandalwood smuggler Veerappan to surrender.
12/13/1999The Railways announces concessions for senior citizens, students upto Class X and the poor.
10/3/1997Financial and operational autonomy to be given to 97 profit-making public sector enterprises ('mini-ratnas') other than the navaratnas.
10/18/1968Narendra Deepchand Hirwani, cricketer (Ind leggie 16 wickets vs WI on debut in 1988), was born in Gorakhpur.
10/18/1968Bahadur Shah captured the fort of Chittor and then marched against the Mughal emperor.
10/3/1988Lebanese kidnappers release Mithileshwar Singh after 30 months of being held captive.
3/26/1999Indian Airlines regained the National hockey men's title in Hyderabad.
3/23/1986The first women's company of Central Reserve Police Force camp was raised in Durgapur.
8/23/1989Pandit Krishnarao Shankarrao, great singer of 'Gwalher Gharana', passed away.
1/7/1685Gerard George Clifford, Dutch director of East India Company, was born.