The Japanese News Agency today announced the death of Subhas Chandra Bose.
The Agency said that Subhas Chandra Bose died in a Japanese hospital from injuries received in an air crash. The Japanese News Agency, said: Mr. Bose, Head of the Provisional Government of "Azari Hind," left Singapore CD August 16 by air for Tokyo for talks with the Japanese Government. He was seriously injured when his plane crashed at Taihoku airfield at 14.00 hours on August 18. He was given treatment in hospital in Japan, where he died at midnight.
"Lieut.-General Tsunaraasa Shid was instantly killed and Col. Habibur Rahman, Mr. Bose's adjutant, and four ether Japanese officers were injured in the crash," the announcement said.
Last reports of Bose's activities from Japanese sources stated that he left Rangoon on the last day of its evacuation by the Japanese and had transferred his "Government" to Bangkok — Reuter.
This report was originally published on August 25, 1945 edition of The Hindu .
