India, June 12 -- The family of the 23-year-old seafarer who was killed in a US strike on an oil tanker near the Strait of Hormuz has demanded an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding his death.

Aditya Sharma, a deck cadet on probation, was among three Indian crew members who died after the US military struck the Palau-flagged oil tanker MT Settebello in the Gulf of Oman on June 10. The US military forces, in a statement, said that the vessel was violating an American blockade by attempting to transport oil from Iran.

"We want to know what Aditya was doing near the engine at night when the attack took place, and whether any attempts were made to rescue him or not," his family said, as per PTI.

Ashok, Aditya's grandfather, wants an...