Case file · Folklore / legend
Gumnami Baba: was he Netaji?
When a reclusive holy man known as Gumnami Baba died in Faizabad on 16 September 1985, followers claimed he was Subhas Chandra Bose, officially killed in a 1945 air crash in Taipei.
1985 CE · 26.77, 82.14 · status: claim
The account
His belongings included Bose family photographs and letters. The Mukherjee Commission (2005) doubted the 1945 death, but the Vishnu Sahai Commission (report tabled 2019) concluded the Baba was a follower, not Bose.
The sceptical view
DNA testing of teeth found in his belongings did not match the Bose family, according to official reports.