Supreme Court rejects PIL for inquiry in Netaji Bose’s death, slams petitioner for making ‘reckless, irresponsible allegations’

The petitioner filed the PIL connected grounds that the reports of the Khosla Commission of 1970 and Shah Nawaz Commission of 1956 were “inconclusive”. In consonance with the astir celebrated conspiracy theory, based connected the 2005 Mukherjee Commission report, helium argued that Bose did not dice successful the clang successful 1945, PTI reported.

Justices Surya Kant and Ujjan Bhuyal were of the presumption that it was beyond the court’s jurisdiction to adjudicate connected the merit of study of the commissions acceptable up to analyse the precise matter. The tribunal added this determination belongs to the forum of policymakers.

The tribunal criticized the petitioners for making “reckless and irresponsible allegations” against humanities figures.

The petitioner besides sought a declaration from the Supreme Court that her India gained independency owed to the efforts of Netaji and the Indian National Army.

The Ministry of Home Affairs replied to an RTI successful 2017 confirming Netaji’s decease successful a level crash.

The conspiracy theory

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was known for his relation successful starring the Indian National Army during the Indian state struggle. It is wide accepted that helium died arsenic a effect of a level clang successful Taihoku (in modern time Taipei, Taiwan) successful 1945 (then nether Japanese rule). His remains are successful the Senkoji Temple successful Tokyo, Japan.

Several conspiracy theories revolve astir the state fighter’s death, immoderate adjacent suggest that helium survived the clang and lived a concealed beingness arsenic a sadhu. He was reportedly cremated successful Taihoku and his ashes were handed to the Indian Independence League successful Tokyo. His ashes were past handed implicit to Reverend Kyoei Mochizuki, the clergyman of the temple.

Where bash the reports stand?

It has been 77 years since his demise, and respective commissions were formed implicit the years to analyse this mystery. Here is simply a chronology of the large reports:

Figgs Report 1946

British authorities began an enquiry into the decease of Netaji. They tasked quality serviceman Sir John Figgs with looking into the case. Derived from inputs from the Indian Political Intelligence, the study was delivered successful July 1946, and was declassified successful 1997. The study states that helium died successful a subject infirmary aft his level crashed successful Taihoku airdrome connected Aug 18, 1945. He was cremated successful Taihoku, and his ashes stay successful Tokyo.

Japan 1956

Japan, with whom Netaji was collaborating during the Second World War, released a elaborate study successful 1956. The study besides states that the person was cremated successful the Taihoku Prefecture. On Sep 8, 1945, his remains were handed to SA Ayar and his articles to Rama Murti of the Tokyo Indian Independence League of the Tokyo Indian Independence League. His remains were past placed successful Renkoji Temple successful Tokyo. The study mentions that the near propeller fell disconnected soon aft takeoff. The study was declassified successful 2016.

Shah Nawaz Commission 1956

The committee concluded that Netaji had died successful a level clang connected Aug 18, 1945, and that determination was nary impervious that helium survived the incidental and lived a concealed life. The study was declassified successful 2016.

Khosla Commission 1970

The study by the one-man committee constituting Justice GD Khosla was submitted successful 1974. The study verified the cardinal findings of the Figgs study and Shah Nawaz Commission. The study states that Bose sustained 3rd grade burns from the crash.

Mukherjee Commission 1999

Formed successful 2005, the Justice Mukherjee Commission of Inquiry submitted its study successful 2005. The study was drafted aft assessing documents and conducting interviews of those who claimed to person seen Subhas aft the crash. Hence, the study suggests that Bose survived aft the clang and lived for respective years, drafting criticism. This arguable study has been the basal for respective conspiracy theories.

The 2017 Conclusion

On May 30 2017, successful effect to an Right to Information application, the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, said that it has travel to the decision that Netaji died successful the level clang connected Aug 8, 1945. They assessed the reports of the Shah Nawaz Committee, Justice GD Khosla Commission and Justice Mukherjee Commission of Inquiry.

(With PTI inputs)