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Historical Event on 6/14/1995

RBI announces the introduction of appointing ombudsmen to redress grievances and disputes of bank customers.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/10/1993India asks Pakistan to reduce its diplomatic strength by 40.
12/14/1901Gandhiji reaches Rajkot via Porbunder.
2/19/1949Mass arrests of communists in India.
7/30/1993CBI arrests Bhupen Dalal and three other brokers for cheating of LIC Mutual Funds involving Rs.173 crore.
10/18/1927Ramesh Vithaldas Divecha, cricketer (11 wickets for India in early 50's), was born in Bombay.
6/11/1997I.K. Gujral, PM, asserts that India had not deployed the `Prithvi' ballistic missile anywhere in the country or on the border.
4/3/1984Bombay beat Delhi on first innings to win the Ranji Trophy.
9/8/1933Asha Bhosle (born Asha Mangeshkar), famous playback singer, was born in Sangli, Maharashtra.
9/23/1983Supreme Court upholds execution of criminals through hanging by rope.
2/18/1993Phoolan Devi, the legendary Bandit Queen, was released after 11 years in jail. A heroine to many low-caste Indians, she was born into the Mallah caste of fishermen, close to the bottom of India's rigid social scale, and became a bandit after she was gang-raped. She led her rural band in robbing and killing upper-caste Thakurs in revenge for the murder of her lover and acquired a Robin Hood image. The Rebel of the Ravines siad, ""I shall work for the upliftment of the women and downtrodden"".