VK Singh Set To Fly To Iraq To Bring Back Mortal Remains Of 39 Indians Killed By ISIS
At a joint press conference in Baghdad on March 20, the Iraqi Martyrs Foundation and the Indian Ambassador to Iraq Pradeep Rajpurohit confirmed the deaths, saying the remains had been found at "Badoush village" on the outskirts of Mosul and had been matched with blood samples provided by their families in India.
Ms. Swaraj had come under severe criticism for failing to inform the families of the deceased before making the announcement in Parliament.
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, as reported by ANI. Amritsar DC Kamaldeep Singh Sangha said on Saturday that he had held a detailed meeting with officials of the Customs, immigration, Central Industrial Security Force, police, IAF and civil aviation to chalk out the preparations for smooth handing over of the bodies to their respective relatives.
Singh also said that they won't get one man's mortal remains as his case is pending.
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The minister is expected to return to India with the bodies by late Monday or Tuesday. Then, we will go to Kolkata to handover the two bodies there. We will handover coffins to the family members with evidence so that they have no doubts about it.
On March 20, Sushma Swaraj informed the Parliament that the 39 Indians abducted by Islamic State in Mosul in Iraq were dead and their bodies have been recovered.
In July a year ago, Swaraj had firmly said in the Parliament that she would not declare the 39 Indians dead without concrete proof or evidence.
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