evidence: Azad Hind Fauj had two avatars – under Captain Mohan Singh and Subhash Chandra Bose. It was first formed on 17 February 1942, comprising captured Indian prisoners of war of the British Indian Army. This was done on the initiative of the Imperial Japanese Army. [...] Bose also established a military hierarchy in Azad Hind Fauj – Lt Col Shah Nawaz Khan was the Chief of General Staff, Major PK Sahgal was the Military Secretary, and Major Habib ur Rahman was the Commandant of officers’ training school. The INA also had an all-women regiment called "Rani of Jhansi Regiment". Estimates say that under Bose, the strength of Azad Hind Fauj rose, once again, to 40,000 soldiers. [...] Three top INA members – Shahnawaz Khan, Prem Sahgal and Gurbaksh Dhillon – were charged with conducting a war against British India and for murder and abetment to murder. The trials have been credited with popularising Azad Hind Fauj in India at the time. The trifecta of a Hindu, a Muslim and a Sikh soldier on trial was also a powerful symbol which united Indians, according to Havers.