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Historical Event on 8/20/1997

Premananda, self-styled godman, sentenced by Pudukottai district and sessions court to life imprisonment for two terms and a fine of Rs. 66.4 lakhs for rape of 13 inmates of his ashram and murder of a male inmate.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/10/1930In the 'Gandhi Cap Case' in Guntur, the magistrate prohibits wearing of Gandhi caps within a five-mile radius of the town.
11/18/1999Three Lashkar-e-Taiba militants, including its Chief Commander, are killed in a fierce encounter with Special Operations Group (SOG) in Jammu and Kashmir.
1/4/1892J. C. Kumarappa, a Gandhian by thought, was born.
1/2/1953Government set up a Board of Editors under Dr. Syed Mahmood to prepare a history of Freedom Movement in India.
2/25/1977Second satellite Earth Station established at Dehradun.
2/17/1618First English Ambassador Sir Thomas Roe returned to England after meeting Emperor Jahangir in his court.
6/4/1989Melville de Mellow, Eminent broadcaster, died.
5/1/1977Janata Party was established.
7/12/1980Congress (I) gets absolute majority in Rajya Sabha.
1/22/1989Madhya Pradesh CM Arjun Singh resigns on Churhat lottery case grounds.