The
INA Defence Committee, later the
INA Defence and Relief Committee, was a committee established by the
Indian National CongressThe Indian National Congress is a major political party in India. Founded in 1885 by Allan Octavian Hume, Dadabhai Naoroji, Dinshaw Wacha, Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee, Surendranath Banerjee, Monomohun Ghose, and William Wedderburn, the Indian National Congress became the leader of the Indian...
in 1945 to
defendIn civil proceedings and criminal prosecutions under the common law, a defendant may raise a defense in an attempt to avoid criminal or civil liability...
those officers of the
Indian National ArmyThe Indian National Army or Azad Hind Fauj was an armed force formed by Indian nationalists in 1942 in Southeast Asia during World War II.The aim of the army was to overthrow the British Raj in colonial India, with Japanese assistance...
who were to be charged during the
INA trialsThe INA trials or the Red Fort Trials refer to the courts martial of a number of officers of the Indian National Army between November 1945 and May 1946 variously for treason, torture, murder and abetment to murder....
. Additional responsibilities of the committee also came to be the co-ordination of information on INA troops held captive, as well as arranging for relief for troops after the war.
The committee declared the formation of the Congress' defence team for the INA and included famous lawyers of the time, including
Bhulabhai DesaiBhulabhai Desai was an Indian freedom fighter and acclaimed lawyer. He is well-remembered for his defense of the three Indian National Army soldiers accused of treason during World War II, and for attempting to negotiate a secret power-sharing agreement with Liaquat Ali Khan of the Muslim League.-...
,
Asaf AliAsaf Ali was an Indian independence fighter and noted Indian lawyer. He was the first ambassador from India to the United States. He also worked as the governor of Orissa....
,
Jawaharlal NehruJawaharlal Nehru was an Indian statesman who was the first, and has been the longest-serving prime minister of India to date, having served from 1947 until 1964...
.
- Indian National Army
The Indian National Army or Azad Hind Fauj was an armed force formed by Indian nationalists in 1942 in Southeast Asia during World War II.The aim of the army was to overthrow the British Raj in colonial India, with Japanese assistance...
- INA trials
The INA trials or the Red Fort Trials refer to the courts martial of a number of officers of the Indian National Army between November 1945 and May 1946 variously for treason, torture, murder and abetment to murder....
, the courts-martial of INA officers at Delhi that began in late 1945.
- Maj Shah Nawaz Khan
Major General Shahnawaz Khan of village Matore, Kahuta, Rawalpindi District, British India, was a Indian freedom fighter during British colonial rule of India, politician and an army officer, hailing from the Janjua Rajput clan of Matore.He has an adopted daughter who happens to be Shah Rukh...
, Gurbaksh Singh DhillonGurbaksh Singh Dhillon , popularly known as Col. G.S. Dhillon, was an officer in the Indian National Army who was charged with "waging war against His Majesty the King Emperor". Along with Gen. Shah Nawaz Khan and Col...
and Col.
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The
INA Defence Committee, later the
INA Defence and Relief Committee, was a committee established by the
Indian National CongressThe Indian National Congress is a major political party in India. Founded in 1885 by Allan Octavian Hume, Dadabhai Naoroji, Dinshaw Wacha, Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee, Surendranath Banerjee, Monomohun Ghose, and William Wedderburn, the Indian National Congress became the leader of the Indian...
in 1945 to
defendIn civil proceedings and criminal prosecutions under the common law, a defendant may raise a defense in an attempt to avoid criminal or civil liability...
those officers of the
Indian National ArmyThe Indian National Army or Azad Hind Fauj was an armed force formed by Indian nationalists in 1942 in Southeast Asia during World War II.The aim of the army was to overthrow the British Raj in colonial India, with Japanese assistance...
who were to be charged during the
INA trialsThe INA trials or the Red Fort Trials refer to the courts martial of a number of officers of the Indian National Army between November 1945 and May 1946 variously for treason, torture, murder and abetment to murder....
. Additional responsibilities of the committee also came to be the co-ordination of information on INA troops held captive, as well as arranging for relief for troops after the war.
The committee declared the formation of the Congress' defence team for the INA and included famous lawyers of the time, including
Bhulabhai DesaiBhulabhai Desai was an Indian freedom fighter and acclaimed lawyer. He is well-remembered for his defense of the three Indian National Army soldiers accused of treason during World War II, and for attempting to negotiate a secret power-sharing agreement with Liaquat Ali Khan of the Muslim League.-...
,
Asaf AliAsaf Ali was an Indian independence fighter and noted Indian lawyer. He was the first ambassador from India to the United States. He also worked as the governor of Orissa....
,
Jawaharlal NehruJawaharlal Nehru was an Indian statesman who was the first, and has been the longest-serving prime minister of India to date, having served from 1947 until 1964...
.
See also
- Indian National Army
The Indian National Army or Azad Hind Fauj was an armed force formed by Indian nationalists in 1942 in Southeast Asia during World War II.The aim of the army was to overthrow the British Raj in colonial India, with Japanese assistance...
- INA trials
The INA trials or the Red Fort Trials refer to the courts martial of a number of officers of the Indian National Army between November 1945 and May 1946 variously for treason, torture, murder and abetment to murder....
, the courts-martial of INA officers at Delhi that began in late 1945.
- Maj Shah Nawaz Khan
Major General Shahnawaz Khan of village Matore, Kahuta, Rawalpindi District, British India, was a Indian freedom fighter during British colonial rule of India, politician and an army officer, hailing from the Janjua Rajput clan of Matore.He has an adopted daughter who happens to be Shah Rukh...
, Gurbaksh Singh DhillonGurbaksh Singh Dhillon , popularly known as Col. G.S. Dhillon, was an officer in the Indian National Army who was charged with "waging war against His Majesty the King Emperor". Along with Gen. Shah Nawaz Khan and Col...
and Col. Prem Kumar Sahgal, Colonel Habib ur Rahman defendants in the first INA trial.
- Captain Lakshmi Sahgal
Lakshmi Sahgal née Swaminathan, also known as Captain Lakshmi. is an activist of the Indian independence movement, an ex-officer of the Indian National Army, and the Minister of Women's affairs in the Azad Hind Government...
, who commanded the Rani of Jhansi RegimentThe Rani of Jhansi Regiment was the Women's Regiment of the Indian National Army. Led by Capt Lakshmi Swaminathan, the unit was raised in July 1943 with volunteers from expatriate Indian population in South East Asia.-Establishment:...
, and was also the minister in Charge of Women's affairs in the Azad Hind Govt.
- Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is a major political party in India. Founded in 1885 by Allan Octavian Hume, Dadabhai Naoroji, Dinshaw Wacha, Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee, Surendranath Banerjee, Monomohun Ghose, and William Wedderburn, the Indian National Congress became the leader of the Indian...