Shimla, July 20 -- More than a month after his only son was killed in a strike on a merchant vessel near the Strait of Hormuz, Rajesh Sharma on Monday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure accountability and raise the matter firmly with the United States, alleging that there has been no investigation or action into the incident.

Speaking to ANI after meeting Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu in Shimla, the father of 23-year-old Merchant Navy cadet Aditya Sharma, said the family was seeking justice rather than compensation and questioned why no inquiry report had been made public despite the deaths of three Indian seafarers.

"Our son was on an unarmed civilian commercial ship. He had nothing to do with t...