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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
8/28/1994Three medical officers of the Field Ambulance unit were killed when the Indian contingent was trying to stem the war in Somalia.
11/6/1951Judge M. Patanjali Sastri became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 03/01/1954.
3/2/1994President's rule in J & K extended.
11/28/1704Jacob Mossel, Governor General (Dutch East Indies), was born.
5/13/1998India carries out two more nuclear tests at Pokharan in Rajasthan.
10/10/1906Narayan Rasipuram Krishnaswamy, great Indian writer, was born.
4/15/1996Shyam Benegal's film ""The Making of a Mahatma"" released in South Africa.
3/31/1986Bombay Telephone Nigam renamed as Mahanagar Telephone Nigam.
7/20/1680Chhatrapati Sambhaji was throne.
6/5/1882Cyclonic Storm & floods in Arabian Sea hit Bombay. About 100,000 people drowned.