India, Feb. 6 -- The body of a 23-year-old seaman, who went missing from a barge near Bhaucha Dhakka on Monday afternoon, was discovered on Wednesday near Sessoon Dock in Colaba. Police said they did not suspect any foul play in the case, but the deceased's family dismissed this, saying his purported argument with another seaman needed to be investigated.

According to Colaba police, the deceased, Sunil Pachhar, a resident of Sikar in Rajasthan, had been working as seaman on a barge since November 2024. On Monday, he was reported missing by the barge's captain Devashish Mondal.

In his complaint, Mondal said that the barge was anchored 500 metres away from Bhaucha Dhakka and Pachhar was sleeping on the deck, under the wheelhouse. But arou...