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Historical Event on 8/20/1997

Arun Gawli, Mumbai underworld don, arrested for his alleged involvement in the killing of a builder.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/3/1945Temporary Octroi Mandal established.
2/28/1985M.G. Katre became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/10/89).
1/8/1995ONGC's oil rig blow out at Pasalapudi site in Andhra Pradesh.
9/22/1986India vs Australia Test Cricket at Madras finishes in a tie.
11/19/1975Sushmita Sen, former Miss Universe and film actress, was born.
10/31/1984Indira Gandhi, India's four-time prime minister, was gunned down by two members of her personal security guard as she walked from her home to her office in New Delhi. She died after four hours of emergency surgery. The only daughter of former Prime Minister Nehru was 66. Both of her attackers were identified as members of the Sikh religion. One was shot dead. The other was captured. Sikh extremists had threatened to kill Ms. Gandhi since she ordered the raid on their shrine in Amritsar. She had told an interviewer that she was not intimidated by the threats. 'I am not afraid,' she said. 'I am frequently attacked.'
2/25/1993Kranti Renadev, a naxalite under trial in Andhra, freed.
1/10/199728th International Film Festival of India opens at Trivandrum.
11/8/1661Guru Har Rai passed away. Second son Har Kishan became the eighth Sikh Guru age of 5 years 4 Months. He passed away at the age of 7 years 9 Months.
4/13/1994United Arab Emirates lost to India in its first official ODI.