Indian Sailors on MT Settebello Confirmed Dead; Govt Assures Support to Families

Three Indian sailors from tanker MT Settebello near Oman died after a United States strike. Minister Sarbananda Sonowal confirmed their deaths. The ship had twenty-four Indian crew members. Twenty-one survived. Bodies of deck cadet Aditya Sharma, engine fitter Shivanand Chaurasiya, and chief engineer Patnala Suresh were found. India condemned the attack, summoned United States officials, and demanded crew safety and regional de-escalation.