Prem Kumar Sahgal in Indian National Army Eventually, Prem Kumar Sahgal became a member of the Indian National Army, led by renowned freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose to fight against the British occupation. The Indian National Army (INA), under the leadership of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, was proclaimed as the Provisional Government of Free India (Arzi Hukumat-e-Azad Hind) in 1943. The Army fought against the British and Commonwealth forces, with assistance from Imperial Japanese Army, in the campaigns in Kohima, Imphal and Burma. It also fought against the victorious Burma Campaign of the Allies. Colonel Sahgal was appointed as the Commander of the 2nd Division led the 2nd Infantry regiment at Popa against Messervy's 17th Indian Division during the second half of the Burma Campaign before he surrendered. Later Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal, along with 3 other fellow officers of the Indian National Army (INA), was tried for treason. This trial consequently became well known through out the country in the year 1946. Personal Life of Prem Kumar Sahgal In March 1947, Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal was married with Lakshmi Sahgal in Lahore (now in Pakistan). The couple had a daughter named Subhashini Ali. She is a leader of the All India Democratic Women's Association, which is politically affiliated to the Communist Party of India, Marxist (CPI M). Prem Kumar Sahgal was an atheist through out his life. He died on 17th October 1992. |