Hyderabad, June 11 -- Hours before the three Indian crew members were announced dead on Thursday, June 11, Rajesh Sharma, father of one of the seafarers, had asked for help to locate his son on social media. Users then dug up Rajesh's digital footprint of Islamophobic remarks, including calls for the "ethnic cleansing" of Muslims in Gaza.

On Wednesday, June 10, India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) reported that three Indian seafarers were missing after the United States launched missile strikes at their vessel off the coast of Oman. The three were subsequently confirmed dead on Thursday, June 11.

The deceased were identified as Aditya Sharma, a deck cadet, Shivanand Chaurasiya, an engine fitter, and chief engineer Patnala Suresh....