Kota: A 26-year-old man from Kota, Deepak Singh Rathore, who worked with a private shipping company, died in a maritime incident near Boston in the United States on April 25. However, a week later, his body remains untraced, prompting his family to seek an intensified search operation and repatriation of his remains.According to his cousin Karan Singh Bhati, the family was informed about the incident on April 26. Rathore reportedly fell into the sea from the cruise vessel he was working. Since then, there has been no confirmed update on the recovery of his body.Taking up the matter, Bundi-based Congress leader and former Rajasthan State Seeds Corporation director Charmesh Sharma submitted a petition to President Droupadi Murmu and lodged a complaint with the Ministry of External Affairs, seeking intervention. In his petition, he urged the govt to initiate a high-level search operation through international coordination to locate the body and facilitate its return to India for last rites.Sharma stressed the need for urgent diplomatic efforts to trace the body and ensure its repatriation.Rathore’s death has left his family devastated. His father, Mahavir Singh Rathore, is posted in the police department in Kota and lives near Civil Lines. The family originally hails from Sikar district.Family members have alleged that neither the shipping company nor authorities have provided clear and timely information about the incident.
