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Historical Event on 5/2/1996

Controversial godman Chandraswami arrested and sent to high security Tihar jail on a day's judicial custody by a Delhi court for allegedly cheating NRI businessman Lakhubhai Pathak of $1 lakh in 1983.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/31/1998T. N. Mishra became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 04/01/99).
4/23/1987Supreme Court in a judgement confers Hindu widows absolute ownership of property under Hindu Succession Act 1956.
6/29/1992Congress (I) nominates K. R. Narayanan for the Vice-Presidentship.
7/2/1929Amritlal Basu, famous Bengali playwright, died.
12/4/1990Maharashtra Gomantak Party withdraws support to Goa ministry led by Dr. Luis Proto Barbosa.
4/17/1952First Lok Sabha was formed. Ananthasaynam Ayyangar, was elected as the first Deputy speaker of Lok Sabha (1952).
9/24/1992Karnataka High Court stays government order granting permission to open nine private engineering colleges.
8/1/1931Bhairabh Ganguly, cricket test umpire for 5 tests from 1981-85, was born at Bengal.
1/10/1987Sikh terrorists murder Punjab prison chief in Chandigarh.
5/26/1993The Centre decides to implement the Mandal Commission recommendation to provide 27\% reservation for the socially and educationally backward classes in the Central Services from 15th June.