Chef commits suicide in US, mom cries foul

Krishna Surwade is yet to come to terms with her son Sandip’s suicide. A chef, Sandip allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the ‘Grandeur of the Seas’ ship on February 18. His body couldn’t be retrieved and that makes Krishna suspicious of the suicide theory as floated by her son’s employers.

Krishna Surwade is yet to come to terms with her son Sandip’s suicide. A chef, Sandip allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the ‘Grandeur of the Seas’ ship on February 18. His body couldn’t be retrieved and that makes Krishna suspicious of the suicide theory as floated by her son’s employers.

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Sandip was hired by the Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, a Miami-based company, through Mumbai-based Hiren International Cruises Limited for eight months. He had left for the United States on June 22 last year.

On February 20, a representative from Hiren International came to Surwade’s home in Bara Bungalow, Thane (east) and. The representative gave them a number and an e-mail id of Fabio Acevedo, MD, supervisor, medical crew. Initially, the family was told that Sandip was missing. Later, they were told that Sandip committed suicide by jumped off the deck of the cruise on February 18 at 9pm. The family was told that they tried to fish out his body for 26 hours but found no trace. They also received an email with Sandip’s alleged suicide letter.