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Historical Event on 1/16/1996

Union Cabinet Minister V.C. Shukla, Balram Jhakar, Madhavrao Scindia, and others including BJP President L.K. Advani, Arjun Singh and Devi Lal chargesheeted in the multi-crore Jain `Hawala' case. CBI seeks sanction to prosecute them. L.K. Advani resigns from Lok Sabha membership.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/16/1962Third Lok Sabha constituted after the third general election in India. J. L. Nehru forms the third Congress ministry.
2/16/1997Ramakrishna Hegde launches a new national political party, Lok Shakti.
6/6/1962General Election ( 3rd) of India ends.
2/6/1959Ann Chandy was appointed the first Woman judge of Kerala High Court. In 1937, she became the 'munsif'.
4/3/1992Nagaland brought under President's rule.
3/21/1996Supreme Court holds that attempt to suicide and its abetment would continue to be punishable offences.
3/21/1996Firuz Shah Tughluq, the third emperor of Delhi, died at the age of 83.
4/6/1993Divya Bharati, famous Hindi film actress (Deewana), died at the age of 19.
3/23/1967Pandey Bechain Sharma (Ugra) passed away.
1/31/1941Second Lieutenant Premindra Singh Bhagat of the Bombay Sappers showed an act of unparalleled bravery and inspiring leadership when commanding a detachment of 21 Field company of the Bombay Sappers on the road to Gondar, in Abyssinia. Hence, The Victoria Cross (VC) was bestowed upon him and he became the first Indian Commissioned Officer receipeant of The Victoria Cross (VC).