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Historical Event on 10/2/1942

Menka Devi, freedom fighter, was arrested by the police when she and her friends were carrying out Gandhi Jayanti procession. She was tortured with cigar butts and the administration set her house on fire.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/12/2000Huge voter turnout for Congress Presidential poll. Seven top BSF and IAF officials die after their MI8 helicopter crashes near Lakhpat in the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat.
6/4/1958The three-men Indian Mountaineering group successfully climbed the high Peak in the Garhwal Hills Range.
11/17/1835James Todd, researcher and writer of Rajput history, passed away.
2/19/1994Chambal dacoit Phoolan Devi, the Bandit Queen, was freed on parole after 11 years of incarceration.
8/30/1989Anti-government riots leave at least 11 dead.
12/10/1996Supreme Court bans employment of child labour in hazardous industries.
10/19/1921Pandurangshastri Athvle, founder of 'Swadhyay Pariwar', was born.
10/10/1844Badruddin Taibjee, lawyer and leader, was born.
12/13/1955India and the USSR affirm the Panchsheel.
10/23/1824Rani Chainema fight with the Britishers at a 'killa' (fort) in Kitur.