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Historical Event on 2/7/1997

Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena supremo, found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to simple imprisonment of one week and a fine of Rs. 2000 by Nagpur bench of Mumbai HC for his statement that ''a judge had demanded a bribe of Rs. 35 lakhs for favouring a litigant''.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/17/1991Narasimhan committee on Monetary Reforms recommends that there should not be any further nationalisation of banks. Loan-melas assailed.
6/25/1997USA & India sign a new bilateral treaty for the extradition of fugitive offenders.
12/30/1971Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, famous nuclear scientist, died.
10/30/1996Former PM Narasimha Rao appears before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at the Vigyan Bhawan Annexe, New Delhi, as an accused in the St. Kitts forgery case.
1/2/1967University established at Berhampur in Orrisa State.
1/31/1995ISRO and Intelsat sign a $100 m 10-year-long agreement for leasing some of the capacity of the Indian-built INSAT-2E (scheduled for launch in 1997).
6/12/1947Gandhiji addresses Congress Working Committee.
6/26/1975Chaudhary Charan Singh, freedom fighter and Chief Minister of UP, arrested by British Government.
12/20/1956Saint Gadgebaba died.
10/28/1811Yashwantrao Holkar, a diplomat of Peshwa kingdom, died.