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Historical Event on 5/23/1997

The body of controversial former chief of Tarn Taran district police Ajit Singh Sandhu is recovered from rail tracks near Bhakharpur About 30 km from Chandigarh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/18/1944Azad Hind Fauj entered India (Japanese army) from the border of Burma and invaded north eastern India.
10/6/1999INLD-BJP combine wins by big margin in Haryana.
3/26/1969Vikram Rathour, cricketer (Indian Test opening batsman 1996-), was born in Jalandhar.
3/18/1997Indo-Bangladesh friendship treaty, signed 25 years ago, expires.
8/12/1996Supreme Court stays further proceedings against Narasimha Rao in Chandraswami-Lakhubhai Pathak cheating case.
9/5/1793Mir Kasim lost To Britishers near Rajmahal in battle of Udaynala.
8/22/1992Congress (I) with its allies secures a simple majority in the Lok Sabha following the merger of Telugu Desam into the party.
3/10/1922Gandhiji arrested for the first time in Bombay on the charges of sedition at Sabarmati.
2/19/1855U. V. Swaminathan Iyyer, mahamahopadhyay Tamil author, was born.
1/21/1997Railways emerges overall champion in national road cycling championship in Calcutta.