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Bose, whose birth centenary is tomorrow, was sitting next to the petrol tank of a K-21 heavy bomber aircraft when it lost control and crashed, according to documents made public by the Union Home Ministry following a Right to Information (RTI) application.
Contents of 91 documents have been put in public domain while the Home Ministry has declined to do so in respect of over 100 documents.
The report of Counter Intelligence Corps, who questioned Bose's close aide Habib ur Rahman, said that the plane carrying Netaji after its take off from Taihoku (Taipei) in Formosa (Taiwan), could not gain much altitude, when he had heard a terrific explosion leaving the plane ‘vibrating violently’.
Rahman told the investigators that the plane in which he was accompanying Bose, lost its control and went into flames after it took-off from Taihoku in the afternoon of August 18, 1945.
"The seat Bose occupied in the aircraft was beside a petrol tank at the time of the crash the tank exploded, spreading the burning fuel on Bose's clothing," the Counter Intelligence Corps said in a report dated September 29, 1945.
The declassified report was revealed to a Delhi based organisation 'Mission Netaji' which had invoked its Right to Information to get from the Home Ministry documents relating to Netaji's mysterious death.
In the report, it was stated that after the air crash, Bose was lying by the plane when Rahman went and removed Netaji's clothes that were left burning as a result of the explosion.
Even though Bose had suffered burn injuries apart from injuries to his head and neck, he ‘recovered sufficiently’ to carry on a conversation thereafter, Rahman, Deputy Chief of Staff in the Indian National Army(INA) told investigators.
Apart from Rahman's interview report, classified documents on related diplomatic correspondence, telegrams sent from External Affairs Ministry to PMO and selected letters of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru were also revealed.
The disclosure comes in wake of the Central Information Commission's (CIC) order directing disclosure of exhibited documents relied on by Shah Nawaz Khan Committee (1956) and Justice G D Khosla Commission (1970-74).
In his RTI plea, Sayantan Dasgupta of Mission Netaji, cited 202 exhibits considered by the two inquiry panels and sought a disclosure of the same. He sought the documents to find out as to what were the documentary evidences that were considered by the two panels in declaring Bose a victim of an aircrash in 1945.
Notably, these two inquiry reports were divergent to the findings of the recent Justice Mukherjee Commission, that had contradicted their findings.
In its order of July five last year, CIC termed as ‘facile hypothesis’ the Centre's decision to deny the documents on ground that it could lead to a ‘possible unrest’ in Netaji's home state of West Bengal.
It, however, gave Home Ministry the liberty to examine and analyse specific documents.
I salute netaji on his 112 birthday. For me its a day equivalent to 15th aug. I salute Netaji for the free air in which my children and future grand children will grow. Nehru and his family and the congress cohorts can't full me and millions like me. Netaji never died in a plane crash and it is established beyond doubt.Truth will be established. No power on earth can supress the truth.Jayatu Netaji. jaihind.
Isnt it ridiculous that the same piece of news has been headed as "Documents declassified: Netaji didn't die in crash" in Pioneer!http://www.dailypioneer.com/indexn12.asp?main_variable=front_page
bullshit.................................
Oh I was trying to reply to ignorant and arrogant posting ‘Unsuccessful’ by somebody cheekily using ID of truth but I have put a new message with mistake. I am not questioning those who are supporting Netaji or have open mind. So my apology if I offended any one. The establishment can do what it likes it will never be able to remove love and respect for Netaji from true Indian hearts.
Who benefited from Netaji's disappearance? Government of Taiwan states in their email in response to the Mukherji Commission's inquiry that there was NO AIR CRASH documented in Taiwan during August 1945. Whoever benefited had something to do with this.
First your facts are wrong. Second whatever anybody's views about methods adopted by various people during struggle for freedom; nobody even with least bit of common sense could ever deny that Netaji paid enormous important part in that struggle. Even Gandhi and Nehru could not deny that. If massive expensive pieces of land can be given to build the memorials for Gandhi Nehru and others, why on earth we should not do the decent thing and do justice and let future generations know what exactly happened to one of the greatest sons of India?
IS THIS THE REASON SO CALLED ASHES OF NETAJI ARE KEPT BY CONGRESS GOVT.IN A TEMPLE IN KYOTO.CENTRE PAYS FOR MAINTENANCE OF THOSE ASHES EVERY YEAR.IS THERE NO PLACE FOR NETAJIS ASHES IN THE COUNTRY?
What is new in this news? This is same old story, what Congress taught us last 60 years. For Congress party, only contribution made for freedom movement are MK Gandhi and total Nehru family and Nehru family's dogs, cats, spiders, insects, dusts etc. Read Mission Netaji site to awaken a little bit. http://www.missionnetaji.org/index_new.php
Congress party concocted documents. Congress party, from Nehru onwards, think they can fool the nation to cover the crimes committed by Nehru. Nehru is the main culprit behind this episode. Netaji was removed from the political scence by Nehru to become PM of free India. This is a well-known fact, had Netaji been around Nehru would have zero chance to become PM. Why not Home Ministry release all classified documents related to Netaji? They reseased some fabricated stories, under the documents. Awake arise Bharatiya, we have the right to know the mystery behind Netaji disappereance and crimes committed by Nehru.
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