Overview
- The remains were flown to Mumbai and given to Dixit Solanki’s father and sister at the airport cargo terminal, ending a month-long wait.
- Clearances moved ahead after the vessel’s flag state, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, issued a death certificate and UAE authorities granted a no‑objection letter.
- The Indian consulate shared the certificate, obtained the family’s authorization, and officials then arranged transport back to India.
- The family’s Bombay High Court petition seeks rapid access to investigation and forensic records and is listed for hearing on Monday under claims tied to Article 21 and the Merchant Navy Act, 2025.
- Solanki, an oiler on MT MKD Vyom, was killed in a suspected missile or drone‑boat strike off Oman, with 21 other crew reported safe, and his family now plans DNA testing before last rites.