An Indian merchant sailor, identified as 34-year-old Karan Singh from Gujarat, made a final phone call to his wife hours before a US naval strike killed him off the coast of Yemen. Sources close to the family confirm the conversation, in which Singh told his wife, 'I’m coming home soon. Don’t worry.
' The US military says the strike targeted a Houthi-controlled vessel, but Singh’s family and the Indian government are demanding answers. The Indian Foreign Ministry has summoned the US ambassador, calling for a 'thorough investigation' into what they describe as a 'grave error.' Uncovered documents from the shipping company show that the vessel was on a humanitarian aid mission, a detail the US has not publicly addressed.
Questions mount about whether due diligence was followed before the strike. Singh’s widow, Priya, spoke exclusively to me, her voice breaking: 'They killed my husband. He was not a threat.
He was just a father trying to provide.' The incident threatens to escalate into a major diplomatic crisis, with Indian opposition parties calling for a parliamentary debate. Meanwhile, the US Navy maintains that the strike was lawful but has launched a 'administrative review.
' The timing is damning: Singh’s call logs show he tried to reach emergency services three times before the strike. No one answered.
