Vikramjeet Singh’s residence at Balongi was Monday shrouded in grief following the tragic demise of his 21-year-old son, Balraj Singh, a Service provider Navy officer. Balraj allegedly died by suicide on board a ship close to the UK border whereas present process coaching.
Nevertheless, his household, hailing from Balongi in Mohali, contested the suicide declare and suspected foul play.
Balraj was the one youngster of his mother and father. His autopsy was carried out on Monday at Part-6 Civil Hospital in Mohali.
In accordance with Vikramjeet Singh, Balraj accomplished his schooling as much as Class 12 at Mount Carmel College, Mohali, and later pursued research in Noida. He left residence on December 7 and boarded the ship on December 10. His becoming a member of was from Singapore, and he was employed by Fluid Administration Restricted. On the time of the incident, he was present process coaching aboard the Jill Glory, a ship registered underneath the Marshall Islands.
On March 16, the household obtained a name from the transport firm informing them that Balraj had gone lacking. His father instantly organized a visa by a relative and flew to London. Upon reaching the ship, he was knowledgeable that his son had died by suicide. Nevertheless, Balraj raised suspicion towards the ship’s officers, believing his son couldn’t have taken such a step and was, in truth, murdered.
Balraj mentioned that he obtained some video recordings from Balraj, wherein the younger officer alleged that the Chief Officer, Second Officer, and an AP-1 had been continually harassing him and depriving him of sleep. Balraj claimed that when he confronted the Captain relating to these considerations, the Captain refused to reply.
The household emphasised that Balraj had by no means proven any indicators of psychological misery in his common conversations with them. Simply three months in the past, he had undergone a psychometric medical check and was declared mentally match.
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Now the household is demanding a high-level authorities investigation into the matter. “Motion have to be taken towards these 4 crew members and the corporate for failing to comply with SoPs,” Vikramjeet mentioned.
Following a written request by the Deputy Commissioner, the household had Balraj’s autopsy carried out at Civil Hospital, Mohali.
Balongi SHO Amandeep Kamboj mentioned that no formal grievance had been obtained but. He mentioned that postmortem has been executed on the instructions of Kharar SDM.
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