India, March 26 -- The Bombay high court on Monday dismissed the petition filed by a grieving father for the transfer of investigation into the mysterious death of his son, Enos Varghese, 26, an electrical engineer working at an ONGC site, to a special agency.

Enos went missing on the night of February 24, 2023, from an offshore site of ONGC, where he was engaged by his employer, M/s System Protection. The court observed that the 26-year-old appeared mentally disturbed and found no evidence of any foul play in his disappearance.

Enos was engaged in a maintenance contract for offshore installation on the high seas off the Mumbai coast. On the day of the incident, Enos informed his father that his work was complete, and he would be return...