Delhi HC seeks Centre's response on plea seeking to locate missing Indian seafarer

Updated: Sep 26 2023 6:33PM

Delhi HC seeks Centre's response on plea seeking to locate missing Indian seafarer

New Delhi, Sep 26 (PTI) The Delhi High Court Tuesday sought response of the Centre on a plea seeking to locate an Indian seafarer who went missing in August from a ship while it was enroute Turkey from Russia.

Justice Subramonium Prasad issued a notice to the Union Ministry of External Affairs on the petition filed by the wife of Vikram Patel seeking to direct the government to take cognisance of the matter and oversee the search operation for her husband.

The high court granted time to the ministry to file its response and listed the matter for further hearing on February 2 next year.

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