Hamirpur, June 11 -- Hamirpur MP Anurag Thakur on Thursday expressed deep grief over the tragic death of local seafarer Aditya Sharma in an attack on the vessel MT Settebello off the Omani coast

A total of 24 Indian crew members were onboard MT Settebello, and officials confirmed that 21 were rescued, while three died in the US attack. Aditya Sharma, a native of Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh, was serving as a deck cadet on the vessel.

Thakur said that he has been engaging with Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to expedite the process of bringing back Sharma's mortal remains to India.

Speaking to reporters, Thakur said, "One of our young colleagues has lost his life, someone who was rendering his services even outside our coun...