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Historical Event on 10/28/1984

Federal agents early this morning caught Guru Shree Rajneesh trying to flee the country. Rajneesh was charged with violating immigration laws and arranging phoney marriages for his cult members. The religious leader was nabbed at Charlotte, North Carolina airport when his jet, bound for Bermuda, touched down for re-fueling. The Bhagwan ran a commune of about 1,500 people in Oregon. Thousands more cult members live in Rajneesh's native land India and other countries. He knew the federal government had no faith in him after his chief adviser, a woman named Ma Anand Sheela, was arrested in West Germany for several minor offenses. Rajneesh appeared in court on this date clad in a lavender robe.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/16/1903Kalka-Simla Railway line section was opened for public conveyance.
1/21/1969First India built electronic digital computer commissioned.
9/26/1946Gandhiji was interviewed with Wavell.
7/31/1992Sitar maestro Pt. Ravishankar wins the Magsaysay Award.
9/24/1997I. K. Gujral, Prime Minister, formally stated India's claim to permanent membership of Security Council at the U.N. General Assembly meeting.
10/14/1919Raghu Karmkar, famous cinephotographer, was born.
2/3/1977Government relaxes rules of Emergency to permit normal political activity and electioneering.
9/16/1954The Lok Sabha adopted a clause in the Special Marriage Bill providing for divorce by consent.
11/18/1994Bipinchandra Joshi, cheif of Army and General, passed away at the age of 54 years.
7/21/1963Kashi Vidyapeeth was given recognisation as University.