Kanpur, June 03 (ANI): Family members of dead Navy official Lt Commander Alok Sahu who was killed during the submarine INS Sindhurakshak fire when two blasts rocked the vessel and sank in Mumbai on August 14, 2013, demanded martyr status for their son. The family also expressed their grievances towards Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav for completely neglecting them while paying visits to the other Navy officials who were killed along with Sahu during the submarine fire. The Navy official's father, PL Sahu said that the government should not discriminate between those who sacrificed their lives for country. Sahu's mother, Raj Kishori also urged the government to construct a memorial in the name of her dead son. Eighteen sailors went missing after weapons stored in the forward section of the Russian-built INS Sindhurakshak exploded in the middle of the night, causing a fire as it lay berthed in Mumbai.
