Lakshmi Sehgal, a close associate of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and the first head of the women’s wing of the Azad Hind Fauj, died around 11.20 am on Monday at a private hospital in Kanpur, her family said. She was 97.u00a0She was in coma for the past three days after suffering a massive heart attack. The family announced that Sehgal had donated her body for medical research.

Woman of substance: Captain Lakshmi Sehgal died after being in a coma for three days. u00a0She was the first head of the women’s wing of the Azad Hind Fauj. Pic/AFP