Prem Sahgal

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Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal was an officer of the Indian National Army who, as the commander of the 2nd Division, led the 2nd Infantry regiment at Popa against Messervy's 17th Indian Division during the latter half of the Burma Campaign. Sehgal was later tried at Red Fort along with three other fellow-officers for treason, a trial that became famous all over India in 1946. Prior to joining the Indian National Army, Sehgal was a Commissioned officer of the British Indian Army and fought against Japanese forces in Malaya.

Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal married Lakshmi Sahgal in March 1947 in Lahore. Their daughter Subhashini Ali is a CPIM leader.