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Historical Event on 2/17/1997

Notorious criminal Charles Sobhraj released from jail after 20 years, and re-arrested soon after release under Foreigners' Regional Registration Act.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/3/1992Kapil Dev becomes the second highest wicket-taker in Test Cricket when he took his 400th wicket, that of Mark Taylor, in the Perth Test (New Zealand's Richard Hadlee with 431 wickets being the first).
2/5/1992D.D. Lapang takes over as the new CM of Meghalaya.
6/7/1955Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian Prime Minister, visited U.S.S.R.
2/11/1906Daily Tribune' started its printing from Lahore.
8/7/1991India successfully launches Prithvi-III, surface-to-air missile from Sriharikota.
4/13/1994United Arab Emirates lost to India in its first official ODI.
1/5/1671Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj captured the 'Salher' fort from Mughals.
8/9/1992Golden jubilee celebrations of the Quit India Movement begin in Bombay.
3/31/1980Nirmal Mukherjee, the last Indian Civil Service Officer, retired from service as Cabinet Secretary.
8/27/1997Daljeet Singh and Debi Bose set national records in the Federation Cup athletics at Chennai in javelin throw and hurdles respectively.