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Who was the chief defense counsel for the INA prisoners during the Red Fort trials?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Asaf Ali
  2. Tej Bahadur Sapru
  3. Bhulabhai Desai
  4. Jawaharlal Nehru

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Tej Bahadur Sapru

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: C) Bhulabhai Desai šŸ“š Explanation: When the British government put the officers of the Indian National Army (INA) on public trial at the Red Fort in 1945, the Congress formed a powerful INA Defence Committee. Bhulabhai Desai served as the chief defense counsel for the accused officers (Prem Sahgal, Shah Nawaz Khan, and Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon). His brilliant legal arguments deeply moved the entire nation.