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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
4/4/1912Dhundiraj Gopal Sapre, Sahityaratna and Sanskrit litterateur, was born.
12/10/1857Veer Narayan Singh organised a small group and had an encounter with British army. He was charged treason and sentenced to death. He was executed publicly.
3/8/1864Hari Narayan Apte, a well known Marathi writer who popularised social and historical themes in his novels, was born. He presided over the 8th Marathi Sahitya Sammelen in 1912.
1/6/1989Lord Sudhindra Prasanna Sinha died.
2/4/1934Madhusudan Das ""Utkal Gourab"", passed away. He was described as a great Indian patriot, who wore himself out is giving shape and reality to various nation-building schemes. He wrote a number of articles and poems both in Oriya, English and Bengali to fill people with enthusiasm and patriotism. He was the first non-official Vice Chairman and then Chairman of Cuttack District Board.
12/7/1998A. B. Vajpayee questions Pakistan's decision to hand over part of occupied Kashmir to China and says the area belongs to India.
3/30/1993India forgoes Narmada loan balance because of World Bank's strict regulations.
8/6/1996SC asks Harshad Mehta to pay Rs. 217 crore to I.T. department.
8/6/1996Saint Narhari Sonar, a poet-saint of the Varkari smanaj and goldsmith (sonar) from Maharashtra had taken Samadhi. His transition from a staunch Shaiva to a Vithoba-worshipping Varkari, after a miracle that makes him realize that Vithoba and Shiva are one and the same.
8/5/1981Jagjivan Ram heads breakaway Congress(U) and calls new party Congress (J).