Deoria, Sept. 24 -- The family of 23-year-old Indian seafarer Suraj Yadav is struggling to come to terms with his death after the cargo vessel he was working on came under attack off the coast of Oman.

Speaking to ANI, his relatives recalled their last conversation, stating, "We spoke to him hours before," and urged the government to bring his mortal remains back to India at the earliest.

Suraj, a resident of Karmajitpur village under Gauri Bazar police station area of Deoria, was working as a 'wiper' aboard the commercial vessel MV Cape Dao. The ship was attacked while transiting towards India near the Strait of Hormuz, killing one Indian national.

Suraj's uncle Awadhesh Yadav said the family had spoken to him just hours before receiv...