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Historical Event on 8/16/1996

CBI raids house of former minister Sukh Ram and finds cash and jewellery to the tune of Rs. 3 crore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/23/1992Varma Commission indicts IB, the Centre and Tamil Nadu police for failure to protect Rajiv Gandhi.
9/14/1919Nyalchand Shah, bowled 64-33-97-3 in the Test between India vs Pakistan, was born at Dhragandhara in Gujarat.
7/28/1924Many deaths were reported and several villages were destroyed due to floods in the south.
5/25/1990Jag Mohan, J&K Governor, resigns. Girish Chandra Saxena appointed new Governor.
12/31/1995K.P.S. Gill, DGP of Punjab, retires from service.
1/8/1947Rajasthan University established at Jaipur.
6/20/1948Lord Mountbatten resigns as the Governor General of Indian Union.
4/24/1888Bishnu Ram Medhi, chief minister of Assam and Governor of Madras, was born at Hajo.
3/27/199021 people die as a bus accidentally touched a high voltage wire in Karagpur India.
10/24/1984First Metro Train (Underground Train) in India started between Esplanade and Bhowanipore in Calcutta city.