The family of Aditya Sharma, a 23-year-old Indian seafarer killed in a US strike on an oil tanker, has demanded an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding his death.
Aditya, a deck cadet on probation, was among three Indian crew members who died after the US military struck the Palau-flagged oil tanker MT Settebello in the Gulf of Oman on June 10.
The family wants to know what Aditya was doing near the engine at night when the attack took place and whether any attempts were made to rescue him.
They have also appealed to the Centre and the Himachal Pradesh government to bring Aditya's body home to Hamirpur district so that his last rites could be performed.
