Kolkata: In its first-ever response to an unofficial body,the country's premier external intelligence agency Research and Analysis wing(RAW) has informed 'Mission Netaji' that it was not holding any information onSubhas Chandra Bose.

Mission Netaji is conducting its own investigation into the mysteriousdisappearance of the hero and moving various government agencies forinformation on the matter. It had requested the RAW under the Right toInformation Act for disclosure of any information that it might hold on theissue.

"I am directed to inform you that the RAW does not have any informationpertaining to Netaji. As such no list as requested by you ..can beprovided," under secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat P N Ranjit Kumartold Mission Netaji's Anuj Dhar in a letter dated January 19.

Kumar also reminded Dhar that the RAW was not obliged to provide anyinformation under the RTI Act.

Dhar, however, is skeptical about RAW's response.

"In 2001, the then Home Secretary Kamal Pande filed an affidavit beforethe Mukherjee Commission (which was probing Netaji's mysterious disappearance).This affidavit listed out several Top Secret/Secret records whose disclosurewas likely to evoke widespread reactions and harm India's relations with friendlycountries," Dhar said.