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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
10/1/1854Postal stamp introduced in India. These lithographed stamps were of denominations of half anna and one anna. These stamps bore the Head of Queen Victoria with India at top and value at bottom. The half anna stamp was printed between May 5 to July 29 and printing of one anna stamp commenced on July 26.
10/1/1854Amir Timur left Delhi. He took the title 'Emperor of India' and recrossed the Indus on March 11.
7/5/1992Centre scraps octroi in Union Territories.
11/30/2000Jagdev Singh Talwandi, a former Akali Dal leader, was the unanimous choice as the new SGPC president.
4/3/1988Rajiv Gandhi seals the border between Punjab and Pakistan.
8/22/2000Parliament okays two Constitutional Amendment Bills restoring relaxations in marks for promotion in government jobs to SC/STs and exempting Arunachal from reservation for SCs.
4/6/1664Abraham Shipmen died without taking charge of Bombay Islands from Portuguese.
1/19/1997Air India triumphs in the National Women's Cricket championship in Calcutta.
8/21/1972A law was passed for protecting wild animals, including lions and tigers, from extinction.
6/27/1966D. S. Joshi was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-12-1968.