Dixit Solanki, the first Indian casualty in Oman linked to the ongoing West Asia conflict, was brought home to his family at 7 am on Sunday. While the Indian government confirmed his death and the family obtained a death certificate, they moved the Bombay High Court on Monday seeking permission for DNA testing. Residents of Kandivli’s Mahavir Nagar told mid-day that the Solankis kept to themselves but were known to be kind.

Neighbour Speak

Naina Lal Prajapati, a resident who works at Raj Kamal General Store opposite the Solanki home, said, “Dixit would come to our shop to buy things, though the interactions between us were always brief, he would be very kind and well spoken. The news was shocking to us, and we all in the area hope that the family gets the closure they need and deserve.”