Bhopal: Identification of a recluse who lived in anonymity till his death on October 27, 2006 in the remote village of Saiji in Madhya Pradesh’s Ashok Nagar may uncover mystery behind disappearance of Netaji Subash Chandra Bose.
Some people who were closely associated with the “mystery man”, popularly known as Lal Baba among the locals, till his death have strongly believed that his identity, if dug out, may throw light on Netaji.
Lal Baba, also known as Lalji Maharaj among his followers in the village, had reportedly identified himself as “Netaji Subash Chandra Bose” before his two “disciples”, former sarpanch of the village Gajendra Singh Raghuvamsi and Ghasiram, who were closely associated with him till his death, in his dying moments.
The “mystery man” who had landed in the village in 1972 was leading ascetic life in a hut in a hut till his death.
“Lal Baba had even pointed out a scar on his head saying that he got it after he fell down from plane”, Raghuvamsi told the media.
Madhya Pradesh government had set up a committee to probe the identity of Lal Baba soon after his death.
His body was buried for the benefit of the probe.
However, the findings of the probe are yet to make public.
“News paper clippings relating to Netaji Chandra Bose were among the materials recovered in the hut by the investing team which had visited the anonymous person’s dwelling soon after his death”, a senior police officer disclosed to this newspaper unwilling to be quoted.
He however expressed his inability to reveal the progress of the probe.
Incidentally, the Mukherjee commission that probed the disappearance of Netaji has dropped hints on the village in its findings.
