It is clear that Shah Nawaz Khan and G D Khosla had not looked hard at the testimonies of Col. Habibur Rahman and the Japanese doctor, T Youshini, who supposedly saw Netaji die.

The fact, however, is that Col Rahman, Netaji's adjutant, had made three depositions and thrice he had contradicted himself on specific details. (He was twice interrogated by the Combined Services Detailed Interrogation Centre (CSDIC) of the Allied Intelligence and he had also appeared before the Shah Nawaz Committee). Dr Youshini's version of events also varied between three depositions he made on the subject.

Furthermore, there was no documentary evidence of a plane crash having taken place at Taihoku on August 18, 1945. Neither was the flight plan and take off chart found nor was any record of the supposed air crash. Besides, the cremation certificate said to be of Netaji, is strangely in the name of Ichiro Okura, a "non-staff member of the Japanese Armed Forces". The birthday of the deceased in the certificate is given as April 9, 1900. Netaji was born on January 23, 1897.