Indian Panel Probing Mysterious Disappearance of Leader Visit Russia
Kolkata (India):
The visit of one-man Mukherjee Commission of inquiry to Russia has generated a lot of hope here about the progress of ongoing investigations into the mysterious disappearance of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose against the backdrop of claims that he might have been alive in that country after the so-called air-crash in 1946 at Taihoku.
Several deponents have made claims before the Commission about Netaji's likely stay in Russia beyond that date and the probe panel's visit is expected to go into the veracity of such statements from the selected archives and institutions during its 10-day stay in Moscow.
Even as initial reports indicate that the Commission has not yet found any confirmation of the claims made by the deponents about Netaji's possible stay in erstwhile USSR after August 18, 1945, millions of Netaji lovers have been exuding confidence that the Commission's investigations would yield a positive result.
This was the first-ever attempt by any of the three such probe panels set up by the Centre to undertake a visit to Russia following persistent demands made by most of the deponents as well as Netaji's family members in connection with the on-going inquiry process.
The Shah Nawaz Khan and Khosla Commissions, which had earlier conducted inquiries into the Netaji disappearance case, paid a visit to Japan but not to Russia despite demands from some of the deponents at that point of time, old-timers say.
Oct 03, 2005
PTI Hindu, India
Kolkata (India):The visit of one-man Mukherjee Commission of inquiry to Russia has generated a lot of hope here about the progress of ongoing investigations into the mysterious disappearance of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose against the backdrop of claims that he might have been alive in that country after the so-called air-crash in 1946 at Taihoku.
Several deponents have made claims before the Commission about Netaji's likely stay in Russia beyond that date and the probe panel's visit is expected to go into the veracity of such statements from the selected archives and institutions during its 10-day stay in Moscow.
Even as initial reports indicate that the Commission has not yet found any confirmation of the claims made by the deponents about Netaji's possible stay in erstwhile USSR after August 18, 1945, millions of Netaji lovers have been exuding confidence that the Commission's investigations would yield a positive result.
This was the first-ever attempt by any of the three such probe panels set up by the Centre to undertake a visit to Russia following persistent demands made by most of the deponents as well as Netaji's family members in connection with the on-going inquiry process.
The Shah Nawaz Khan and Khosla Commissions, which had earlier conducted inquiries into the Netaji disappearance case, paid a visit to Japan but not to Russia despite demands from some of the deponents at that point of time, old-timers say.
Oct 03, 2005
PTI Hindu, India
