23 yrs on, seaman's mother fights to know cause of his death

With the Hyderabad High Court ordering the Navy for a fresh Board of Inquiry regarding the mysterious death of seaman Amar Paldhe 23 years ago, his mother has sought Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar's intervention in the matter.
"At least this time I expect the Navy to do the BoI honestly, unlike the earlier one in 1994," said Anuradha Paldhe at a press conference here.
The HC, which had earlier termed the death as "suspicious and mysterious", on June 7 ordered the Navy to conduct a fresh BoI into the incident.
Paldhe said she had written to Parrikar last week on the issue.

"I hope and sincerely believe that at least now wise counsel would prevail on the Indian Navy and they will hold fresh Board of Inquiry at the earliest as directed by the High Court," the letter said.
Amar died on September 21, 1993, while jumping from a helicopter during an exercise off Kakinada. The postmortem report, however, did not specify the cause of death.

A native of Dombivli in Maharashtra's Thane district, he had joined the Navy as a seman.
Paldhe said she had full faith in the law of the land.
"I won't die without knowing who were the real culprits behind Amar's death. Naval officials have themselves described Amar as a diver who was 'cut above others', and several court judgments also noted the mystery and negligence surrounding his death," she said.