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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
9/2/1996Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand beats Garry Kasparov in Rapid Chess tournament in Geneva.
1/6/18424,500 British & Indian troops leave Kabul..
10/3/1988Lebanese kidnappers release Mithileshwar Singh after 30 months of being held captive.
11/15/1999The no-confidence motion moved against Om Prakash Chautala by the opposition failed in Haryana.
8/1/2000The Lok Sabha adopts Uttar Pradesh State Reorganisation Bill paving the way for the creation of Uttaranchal the 27th State.
12/11/1998Kavi Pradeep (84), poet who received 1998 Dadasaheb Phalke award, dies in Mumbai. He was a patriotic song writer and wrote several immortal Hindi film songs.
4/8/1991Prafulla Kumar Mahanta,Assam CM, steps down as party chief.
4/2/1870Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was found. 95 members from different parts of Maharashtra assembled in Pune during its founding.
11/29/1928Krishnaji Narayan Aathaly, great Marathi litterateur and editor, passed away.
4/13/1993Lalitadevi Shastri passed away.