Dharamshala, Jan. 11 -- A youth from Palampur in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh is among the three Indians who were part of the crew aboard a Russian-flagged oil tanker seized by the United States. The family of 26-year-old Rikshit Chauhan, who lives in ward number 7 in Palampur, is distressed and awaiting a word from him. Family members said they last spoke to him on January 7.

The Russian-flagged oil tanker - Marinera - was seized on January 7 in the North Atlantic after the US forces tracked it from the Caribbean Sea. The US authorities stated that they seized the tanker due to its alleged links to Venezuela. According to reports, the vessel was chartered by a private trader and was named Bella 1. Its crew consisted of 28 people,...