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Sindhurakshak tragedy: 18 families mourn missing Indian Navy mariners

Kanpur/Udhampur/Mumbai: The family of missing Naval Officer Lt. Commander Alok Kumar Sahu in Old Central Park, Kanpur is presently in mourning, with little chances of survival of all 18 Navy personnel in the sunk submarine

India TV News Desk Updated on: August 16, 2013 15:51 IST


Says Sagar Singh: "My son joined the Navy ten years back. From TV channels, we got to know that the submarine has met an accident. We called up his number, but the cellphone was switched off. I called his friend and he confirmed the news.  The Navy should have informed us. It was their duty."

Sagar Singh has sent his eldest son to Mumbai.

Digvijay Singh, Kewal Singh's brother says: "He called us on Tuesday evening, hours before the disaster. We got to know from the media. No official information has been given to us yet."

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