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Historical Event on 2/12/1996

Former Union Minister Kalpanath Rai sent to Tihai jail for allegedly harbouring members of mafia don Dawood Ibrahim's gang.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/30/1999Hindi writer Prof. Prem Shankar and Tamil scholar Ashokamitran selected for K.K. Birla Foundation Fellowships in comparative Indian literature.
6/15/1947All-India Congress accepts British plan for partition of India in New Delhi.
1/3/1946Three High Ranked Officers of Azad Hind Fauj were released by Gen. C. Auchinleck.
9/12/1686Aurangzeb ended Adilshah's kingdom. The garrison lost heart and surrendered Sikandar who was sent to the state prison at Daulatabad. Bijapur was invested and the city opened its gates to the Mughals. Bijapur as an independent kingdom ceased to exist.
1/19/1951Amritlal Vithaldas Thakkar (Thakkarbappa), social reformer of Gujrat and right hand of Gandhiji in socially segregated Harijans, passed away.
12/23/1913Gondhavalekar Maharaj, famous saint, died.
3/15/1969Indian Navy's first Helicopter Squadron was commissioned in Goa.
9/25/1997India clinches the Red & White Latif Masters International Snooker title in Karachi.
10/1/1993Two more Election Commissioners appointed.
11/18/1999Sonia Gandhi pleads the President on Nalini's case.