The family stays in Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district.
Also missing, and presumed dead, are Lt. Commander R. Venkitaraj, anti-submarine warfare officer, hailing from Poozhapura in Thirubananthapuram, Sailor Liju Lawrence from Vazhichal, Krala (son of Lawrence and Vimala and married to Sowmya), Sailor V. Vishnu from Neendoor, Haippad, Alappuzha, and sailor Vikas from Kolassery near Thalassery, also from Kerala.
Those also missing include Rajesh Tootika from Visakhapatnam, Narottam Deuri, from Lakhimpur Assam, and Timothy Sinha from Silchar, Assam.