The family of Indian sailor Dixit Solanki, who was killed in the West Asia conflict, reached the High Court, demanding the return of the mortal remains.
West Asia Conflict: Last month, there was a suspicious attack on a cargo ship off the coast of Oman in which Indian sailor Dixit Solanki was killed. Now Solanki’s family has moved the Bombay High Court. There has been a demand for the return of his mortal remains. Solanki’s father Amritlal Solanki and sister Mitali Solanki approached lawyers S.B. This petition has been filed through Talekar and Madhavi Ayyappan.
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Indian citizen Dixit Solanki (25) died on March 4. The incident occurred when an explosives-laden drone boat hit the oil tanker ‘MT MKD Vyom’ off the coast of Oman amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia. According to reports, the petition has sought direction to the Central Government to speed up the process of bringing back Solanki’s mortal remains to India as soon as possible, as they allege that no clear information is being received from the authorities in this matter. This petition will be heard by a bench headed by Chief Justice Shri Chandrashekhar on April 6.
In their petition, Solanki’s family has also demanded that all records related to the investigation and forensics be shared with them. This petition has been filed against the Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Directorate General of Shipping and ‘V Ships India Pvt Ltd’. ‘V Ships India Pvt Ltd’ manages that ship ‘MT MKD Vyom’. It has been argued in the petition that the ‘fundamental right to live with dignity’ continues even after a person’s death. Therefore, it is the duty of the authorities to make arrangements for timely delivery of the mortal remains of the deceased to his family.
The petition also cites legal obligations under maritime rules and guidelines. According to these rules, if someone dies at sea, it is mandatory to handle his body properly and send it back to his country. The petition further states that almost a month has passed since the incident, but Solanki’s family has not yet received his mortal remains.
The petition claims that after the incident, the family wrote several emails to the ship’s owning company, but struggled to get any clear response. The only response the family received from the company was that they were making every possible effort to recover Solanki’s mortal remains and bring him back to India.
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