Missing Man Kept Captive on Cruise Ship, Fears Family
by Rohit Khanna & Monotosh Chakraborty of indiatimes.com
The mystery behind the missing businessman on Singapore-bound cruise ship Super Star Gemini has deepened with his family claiming Raj Kumar Agarwal did not have the keys to his room with him. The ship authorities, however, had earlier said Agarwal most probably went overboard from the balcony of Room 8082 though his family claimed he could not have entered the room as he did not have the key.
Alleging foul play by the crew members, Agarwal’s brother, Parveen Agarwal, wrote to Star Cruises, “We believe your crew has retained him (Raj Kumar) for some reason not known to us. He mentioned he had a fight with your crew members the same day. We believe there is some foul play.” The ship authorities said they were looking into the allegation. While Star Cruises did not respond directly to the complaint of Agarwal being kept captive, the spokesperson replied, “Upon Super Star Gemini’s return to Singapore on 7 October, the Singapore Coast Guard also boarded the ship to conduct a further examination.”
