The Indian National Army Defence Committee, which later became the INA Defence and Relief Committee, was a committee that was formed by the Indian National Congress Party in the year 1945. The objective of the Committee was to defend the officers of the Azad Hind Fauj or Indian National Army (INA) who were to be charged wit treason against the British Empire during the INA trials. The INA trials, also known as the Red Fort Trials were held between November 1945 and May 1946 for the courts martial of several of officers of the Azad Hind Fauj. Around 10 courts martial were held conducted and the first trial became the most renowned one, which was the joint court-martial of Major General Shah Nawaz Khan, Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal and Colonel Gurubaksh Singh Dhillon. The 3 officers initially served in the British Indian Army, but after becoming prisoners of war in Singapore or Malaya, the joined the Indian National Army (INA), under the leadership of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
The Indian National Army Defence Committee or the INA Defence Committee was appointed to defend the officers in the trials. The committee also had additional responsibilities like the coordination of information on INA troops who were imprisoned and organizing for relief for troops after the war. The Indian National Army Defence Committee or the INA Defence and Relief Committee announced the establishment of the defence team of the Indian National Congress for the Azad Hind Fauj or Indian National Army (INA) and included well known and reputed lawyers of that period, such as including Jawaharlal Nehru, Bhulabhai Desai and Asaf Ali.
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