Mohali, April 8 -- The body of a 20-year-old merchant navy trainee from Balongi, who died aboard a ship in England under mysterious circumstances, was brought to Mohali on Monday, 22 days after his death.

The last rites of the deceased, Balraj Singh, 20, were performed after autopsy at the Mohali civil hospital.

His father, Vikram Singh, said few officers from the merchant navy visited their home on March 16, claiming that his son hanged himself to death aboard the ship in England.

Refuting the claims of the officials, Balraj's family said that he had no reason to take such an extreme step. "On March 16, we received a video call from Balraj around 5.30 am here. At that time, it was 11.30 pm in the UK. He talked to us for around 20 minu...