Father goes to Pak to find missing Navy officer

Bhopal: RP Singh, father of missing navy sub-lieutenant Vipin Kumar, is gearing to go to Pakistan in search of his son after five self-styled godman told him he is alive. The DNA had carried his story in its January 14 edition. They told the family that Vipin Kumar must be unconscious and would find his way home as soon as he regained consciousness.

Sub-lieutenant Vipin Kumar went missing during a swimming drill in the sea off Porbandar( Gujarat) coast from frontline warship INS Talwar on December 29.
The area, where the naval officer was asked to dive, is close to India’s northwestern maritime region along international maritime boundary line (IMBL) with Pakistan. “We are not getting a proper answer form the Navy. What we know is that he was asked to dive at a place which is hardly 250 km (34.98 nautical ) from Pakistan,” says Singh.

The last time he spoke to Captain Rahul Parmar, suspended commandant of warship INS Talwar, was on January 15. The Captain was suspended for negligence leading to the incident.

Vipin completed his training in 2009. He was one of the youngest officers on the Russian-built stealth frigate commissioned into the Indian Navy in 2003.

Last Updated 03:25(19/01/12)