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Historical Event on 5/7/2000

Ranjit Singh Gill, one of the prime accused in the murder of Lalit Maken and his wife Geetanjali, who was the daughter of the late President Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, on July 31, 1985, was extradited to Delhi from the US to stand trial in the case.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/6/1903Russia increases import duties on Indian and Ceylon tea in retaliation for British import policies in Moscow.
2/25/1977Second satellite Earth Station established at Dehradun.
8/16/1997Bodo extremists kill 13 villagers in Nalbari district in Assam.
5/17/1992R. Venkataraman, President, leaves for a six-day visit to China.
11/13/1917Gajanan Madhav, famous modern Hindi poet, critic and storywriter, was born.
9/24/1829Anandram Dhekial Fukan, father of modern Assamia poetry and essay writer, was born.
12/17/1910Keki Khursedji Tarapore, cricketer (0-72 in his only Test for India), was born in Bombay.
6/27/1966D. S. Joshi was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-12-1968.
1/26/1929Indian National Congress proclaims goal for India's independence.
3/25/1996CBI gives a clean chit to PM Rao in the St. Kitts case.