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Historical Event on 11/20/1998

V. K. Sharma, chairman and managing director of JVG Group of Companies, who allegedly swindled Rs. 600 crores from investors, is arrested in Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/12/1922Chunilal Kalidas Madiya, famous Gujrati one-act player, play wright story writer and novelist, was born.
9/15/1862Gaurishankar Hirachand Oza, famous historian, was born.
2/18/1665The Portuguese handover Mumbai island to England.
12/22/1986India cricket team score 7-676 vs Sri Lanka at Kanpur.
1/8/1995Madhu Limaye, veteran national leader, socialist thinker, freedom fighter, politician, writer, close associate of Ram Manohar Lohia and Jaya Prakash Narayan, passed away.
9/22/1992Harshad Mehta released after 110 days in jail.
12/20/1999The Delhi HC dismisses a plea from Rajendra Yadav challenging his retirement from the Prachar Bharati Board.
8/9/1902King Edward VII was crowned the emperor of Great Britain at Westminster Abbey after the death of his mother Queen Victoria. Earlier, he had held a grand function in which nearly 4,56,000 invitees celebrated this royal feast.
5/1/1999India retained the SAFF Coca-Cola football title in Margao, beating Bangladesh in the final.
9/12/1971Jaikishen, famous Hindi film music director, died.