nMoscow has conveyed to New Delhi that it was unable to find any documents in the Russian archives pertaining to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. India has made several requests to Russia since 2014 seeking information on Netaji.
In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said India sought information on Netaji such as whether he was in Russia anytime before or after August 1945 and whether he escaped to Russia in August 1945 or thereafter as reported by some researchers.
The Indian Government, in several requests since 2014, sought documents or material relating to Netaji, which may be in the custody of the Russian side, he said.
“In its response, the Russian Government has conveyed that they are unable to find any documents in the Russian archives pertaining to Netaji and even after additional investigations made based on request from the Indian side, they could not find any documents giving more information on the subject,” Muraleedharan said.
The Netaji’s disappearance mystery is back in focus once again. On Tuesday, the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet approved a proposal to table in the next session of the Assembly the report of Justice (retired) Vishnu Sahai on whether Gumnami Baba, alias Bhagwanji, who lived in Faizabad until his death in 1985, was actually Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose?
Sources said though there were several similarities between Gumnami Baba and Netaji, the report did not back the popular belief that both were same person.