<p>Minister of State for External Affairs General V K Singh (retd) has left for Mosul to bring back the mortal remains of the 39 Indians who were killed in the war-torn country.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">`I am going to Mosul to get mortal remains of 38 Indians, we won't get one man's remains as his case is pending. We will handover coffins to the family members with evidence so that they have no doubts about it. My deepest condolences to the families of the deceased: Gen VK Singh <a href="https://t.co/JpqUzGMTO7">pic.twitter.com/JpqUzGMTO7</a></p>
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<p>The minister is expected to bring back the bodies by late Monday, following which he will travel to Amritsar, Punjab and Patna to hand over the mortal remains to their respective families.</p>

<p>"I am leaving for Iraq, will be getting back mortal remains of the 39 Indians. Tomorrow I will return to Amritsar, and then will go to Kolkata and then Patna. The families of the victims have been informed about the same," Singh said.</p>

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<p>On March 20, External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj informed the Rajya Sabha members in the Parliament that the 39 Indian nationals, who went missing in Mosul in 2014, were killed by the terror outfit Islamic State (IS).</p>

<p>The 39 persons, most of whom hailed from Punjab, were working on projects near Mosul when they were kidnapped.&nbsp;</p>


The 39 persons, most of whom hailed from Punjab, were working on projects near Mosul when they were kidnapped and executed

Minister of State for External Affairs General V K Singh (retd) has left for Mosul to bring back the mortal remains of the 39 Indians who were killed in the war-torn country. `I am going to Mosul to get mortal remains of 38 Indians, we won't get one man's remains as his case is pending. We will handover coffins to the family members with evidence so that they have no doubts about it. My deepest condolences to the families of the deceased: Gen VK Singh pic.twitter.com/JpqUzGMTO7 — ANI (@ANI) April 1, 2018 × The minister is expected to bring back the bodies by late Monday, following which he will travel to Amritsar, Punjab and Patna to hand over the mortal remains to their respective families. "I am leaving for Iraq, will be getting back mortal remains of the 39 Indians. Tomorrow I will return to Amritsar, and then will go to Kolkata and then Patna. The families of the victims have been informed about the same," Singh said. Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh leaves for Iraq to bring back mortal remains of 38 Indians who were killed by ISIS in Mosul. pic.twitter.com/SuRIbIg1VB — ANI (@ANI) April 1, 2018 × On March 20, External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj informed the Rajya Sabha members in the Parliament that the 39 Indian nationals, who went missing in Mosul in 2014, were killed by the terror outfit Islamic State (IS). The 39 persons, most of whom hailed from Punjab, were working on projects near Mosul when they were kidnapped.

VK Singh leaves for Iraq to bring back bodies of 39 Indians killed in Mosul

<p>Most of the 39 <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/39-indians-missing-in-iraq-dead-sushma-swaraj-36459" target="_blank">Indians killed in Iraq</a> were shot in the head, news reports quoted an Iraqi official as saying on Thursday.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The bodies of the 39 Indians, most of them from Punjab, were recovered from a mound in Badush village near Mosul. India&#39;s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had on Wednesday informed Parliament about the deaths of the 39 Indians.&nbsp;</p>

<p>News reports Thursday said Iraq&#39;s Department of Forensic Medicine, part of the Ministry of Health, had conducted DNA tests on the bodies. The reports quoted a Dr Zaid Ali Abbas, the head of the department, as saying over the phone from Baghdad that &quot;most of the bodies had gunshot wounds on the head&quot;.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Abbas added that the 39 Indians had died over a year ago. And that when the remains arrived, they were only skeleton and bone. &quot;They had no muscle or tissue.&quot;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Also read:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/want-to-meet-mamata-for-government-job-mosul-victims-wife-36704" target="_blank">Want to meet Mamata for </a><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/want-to-meet-mamata-for-government-job-mosul-victims-wife-36704" target="_blank">government</a><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/want-to-meet-mamata-for-government-job-mosul-victims-wife-36704" target="_blank"> job: Mosul victim&#39;s wife</a></p>

<p>The 39 Indians were kidnapped in 2014. On Wednesday Swaraj said they had been killed by ISIS.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Minister of State for External Affairs General (retd) VK Singh has flown to Mosul to bring back the bodies.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The government has come under much flak for its handling of the case. The families of the 39 killed have said they heard about the deaths when Swaraj made her speech in Parliament, and that they were <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/no-information-was-given-to-us-sister-of-indian-killed-in-iraq-36478" target="_blank">not told beforehand</a>.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The opposition meanwhile has said the government knew about the deaths beforehand but had been <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/39-indians-killed-in-iraq-as-family-members-opposition-attack-government-vk-singh-says-no-one-was-misled-36480" target="_blank">misleading</a> the public.&nbsp;</p>


The head of Iraq's Department of Forensic Medicine, Dr Zaid Ali Abbas, added that the 39 Indians were killed over a year ago

Most of the 39 Indians killed in Iraq were shot in the head, news reports quoted an Iraqi official as saying on Thursday. The bodies of the 39 Indians, most of them from Punjab, were recovered from a mound in Badush village near Mosul. India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had on Wednesday informed Parliament about the deaths of the 39 Indians. News reports Thursday said Iraq's Department of Forensic Medicine, part of the Ministry of Health, had conducted DNA tests on the bodies. The reports quoted a Dr Zaid Ali Abbas, the head of the department, as saying over the phone from Baghdad that "most of the bodies had gunshot wounds on the head". Abbas added that the 39 Indians had died over a year ago. And that when the remains arrived, they were only skeleton and bone. "They had no muscle or tissue." Also read: Want to meet Mamata for government job: Mosul victim's wife The 39 Indians were kidnapped in 2014. On Wednesday Swaraj said they had been killed by ISIS. Minister of State for External Affairs General (retd) VK Singh has flown to Mosul to bring back the bodies. The government has come under much flak for its handling of the case. The families of the 39 killed have said they heard about the deaths when Swaraj made her speech in Parliament, and that they were not told beforehand. The opposition meanwhile has said the government knew about the deaths beforehand but had been misleading the public.

39 missing Indians killed in Iraq: Most were shot in the head, says Iraqi official

<p>A distraught kin of one of the 39&nbsp;<a href="https://www.aninews.in/search?query=Indians">Indians</a>&nbsp;killed in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.aninews.in/search?query=Iraq">Iraq</a>&nbsp;has demanded that the DNA test reports of his deceased brother be given to his family.</p>

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<p>&#39;&#39;My brother went to Iraq in 2012 where he worked as a carpenter. We had been asking MEA for proof of him being alive or dead. We demand that reports of the DNA test be given to us,&#39;&#39; said Malkit Ram, brother of Saganandlal who was among the 39 Indians killed in Mosul. &nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/government-did-not-keep-anyone-in-the-dark-over-the-deaths-of-39-indians-in-mosul-sushma-swaraj-36505">External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj </a>yesterday told Parliament in New Delhi that the 39 Indians abducted in 2014 by the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists in Mosul city were dead and their bodies had been recovered.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, the US today offered its &quot;deepest condolences&quot; on the death of 39 Indian nationals abducted by ISIS in Iraq, saying it stands with the people of India in condemning the murders.</p>

<p>&quot;We offer our deepest condolences. Our thoughts are with the families of the victims,&quot; a State Department spokesperson told responding to a question on the discovery of a mass grave with the bodies of the Indian construction workers.</p>

<p>&quot;We stand with the people of India in condemning these murders,&quot; the spokesperson said.</p>

<p>The northern Iraqi city of Mosul has now been liberated from the ISIS. The bodies of Indian workers were found buried near the village of Badsuh, which is in the northwest of Mosul.&nbsp;<br />
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US offered its "deepest condolences" on the death of 39 Indian nationals abducted by ISIS in Iraq, saying it stands with the people of India in condemning the murders.

A distraught kin of one of the 39 Indians killed in Iraq has demanded that the DNA test reports of his deceased brother be given to his family. My brother went to Iraq in 2012 where he worked as a carpenter. We had been asking MEA for proof of him being alive or dead. We demand that reports of the DNA test be given to us: Malkit Ram, Brother of a Saganandlal who was among the 39 Indians killed in Mosul #Jalandhar pic.twitter.com/a4YMdZZu99 — ANI (@ANI) March 21, 2018 × ''My brother went to Iraq in 2012 where he worked as a carpenter. We had been asking MEA for proof of him being alive or dead. We demand that reports of the DNA test be given to us,'' said Malkit Ram, brother of Saganandlal who was among the 39 Indians killed in Mosul. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj yesterday told Parliament in New Delhi that the 39 Indians abducted in 2014 by the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists in Mosul city were dead and their bodies had been recovered. Meanwhile, the US today offered its "deepest condolences" on the death of 39 Indian nationals abducted by ISIS in Iraq, saying it stands with the people of India in condemning the murders. "We offer our deepest condolences. Our thoughts are with the families of the victims," a State Department spokesperson told responding to a question on the discovery of a mass grave with the bodies of the Indian construction workers. "We stand with the people of India in condemning these murders," the spokesperson said. The northern Iraqi city of Mosul has now been liberated from the ISIS. The bodies of Indian workers were found buried near the village of Badsuh, which is in the northwest of Mosul.

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