British scientists tested mustard gas on Indian soldiers: Report
British military scientists sent hundreds of Indian soldiers into gas chambers and exposed them to mustard gas, documents uncovered by this reporter have revealed.
The Indian troops were serving under the command of the British military at a time when India was under colonial rule.
The British military did not check up on the Indian soldiers after the experiments to see if they developed any illnesses. It is now recognised that mustard gas can cause cancer and other diseases....
The trials have been thrown into the spotlight by newly discovered documents at the National Archives in London which have shown for the first time the full scale of the experiments.
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The Indian troops were serving under the command of the British military at a time when India was under colonial rule.
The British military did not check up on the Indian soldiers after the experiments to see if they developed any illnesses. It is now recognised that mustard gas can cause cancer and other diseases....
The trials have been thrown into the spotlight by newly discovered documents at the National Archives in London which have shown for the first time the full scale of the experiments.