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Historical Event on 8/16/1996

CBI raids house of former minister Sukh Ram and finds cash and jewellery to the tune of Rs. 3 crore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/4/1993Bahadur Prasad wins the second gold medal in 5000 m in Asian Track and Field meet in Manila.
10/15/1949Process of the integration of the Indian State was completed when the last three states - Tripura, Manipur and Banaras were merged.
11/25/1977John Lobo became the Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 30/06/79).
2/19/1993Salseng C. Marak sworn in as the Congress-I CM in Meghalaya.
8/3/1900Nana Patil, great revolutionary, was born.
7/3/1956Pandit Nehru and New Zealand Prime Minister Sir Sidney Holland are given the freedom of the City at London.
1/3/1997Olympian Jaspal Rana sets new national mark in junior men's sports pistol 25 metres in National Shooting in Asansol.
2/15/1993India regains ""Rubber"" after 6 years by beating England by an innings and 70 runs at Madras.
3/10/1922Gandhiji arrested for the first time in Bombay on the charges of sedition at Sabarmati.
4/18/1930Surya Sen alias Masterda attacked on Armoury of Chittagong with 62 men of the Indian Republican Army.