39 Indians kidnapped by Islamic State in Mosul are dead: Sushma


New Delhi, Mar 20 (IANS): Thirty-nine Indians kidnapped by the Islamic State (IS) terror group in Iraq's Mosul in 2014 are dead, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Tuesday.

The minister confirmed the deaths in the Rajya Sabha and said the mortal remains will be brought back to India by Union Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh.

"General V.K. Singh will go to Iraq to bring back the mortal remains of the Indians killed in Iraq. The plane carrying the mortal remains will first reach Amritsar, then Patna and then go to Kolkata," Sushma Swaraj said.

She said the bodies were spotted using deep penetration radar and were exhumed from mass graves.

Their identities were confirmed by DNA tests.

"The bodies were brought to Baghdad for DNA testing. The DNA of 38 Indians have been matched.

"For verification of the bodies, DNA samples of their relatives were sent there. Four state governments -- Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal and Bihar -- were involved in the process," the minister said.

The victims -- 31 from Punjab, four from Himachal Pradesh and four from Bihar and West Bengal -- were construction workers and were employed by an Iraqi company in Mosul.

They were taken hostage when the IS took control of Mosul, the second largest city in Iraq. The workers were trying to leave Mosul when they were taken hostage.

Sushma Swaraj also dismissed claims of Harjeet Massi, one of them who escaped from Mosul.

"He was not willing to tell me how he escaped," she said.

The minister said that she had concrete evidence that he was lying.

Massi had escaped along with Bangladeshis with the help of a caterer with a fake name 'Ali', she said.

She said the details were revealed to her by Massi's employer and the caterer who helped him.

In July 2017, Sushma Swaraj had said that she would not declare the 39 Indians dead without concrete proof or evidence.

  

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  • Jembar Bappu, BAJPE

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    Now we know the value of Chief Minister of Kerala Mr. Oomen Chandy

    He saved Kerala nurses from ISISI Captive.

    May all rest in peace... No further words to comment....

    Jembar

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  • Harish, Kadaba

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    Insetan of balaming Isis, and it's grand father few as usual blame modi, sangh, , Israel, amerika,etc..

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  • L n T, Mumbai

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    Very Sad
    Modi toured almost all the world
    But ignore the Iraq n Syria on diplomatic ties.
    Poor Our 39 INDIANS lost their lives

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  • Peter L, Udupi2165

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    Harjit Masih was the lone surviving Indian on the fateful massacre day in Mosul. And inspite of escaping from IS clutches with gun shot wound in leg and returning to India in 10 days the govt chose to treat his colleagues as "missing" instead of his testimony that they were all dead.

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  • K K, Bajpe

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    Modi toured and still touring rich nations where Gujjus expanded their base in terms business and revenue.

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  • praveen, mangalore

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    Modi in Nagaland said that in Iraq he saved Christian Nurses from Kerala just for votes..... What happened Modiji in this case could you please explain?

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  • Courtney, USA

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    Jumla doubletalk

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  • hemanth, Bangalore

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    How about only God could not save his childern?

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  • hemanth, Bangalore

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    But it's ismalic terrorists who killed there people

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  • Scott, UAE

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    If any terrorist whose religion is Christianity in US, Europe or any western country kill any person, do we any time call it as "Christian terrorist " NO, never we have read it or heard of it. Same way if a Hindu criminal kills anybody, do we call him as " Hindu terrorist ", NO, never. Then why do we call a Muslim criminal as " Islamic terrorist" ? We should just call them a " Terrorist " irrespective of any religion.

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  • Charan, Mangaluru

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    Scott UAE
    You should understand that currently neither Christian, Hindu or any other religion fight in the name of religion with sword, bombing except ISIS, Boko , Haram , Muslim brotherwood, So don't try to equate violence occur in other groups with religious based violence

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  • Rhea, mangalore

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    there are many muslims people out there who are really good people.. so calling entire muslims as terrorists is an insult to those who are actually innocent... there are people with swords among hindus too these days...in the name of religion attacking minorities..some sadhvi had also preached all hindus to hold swords to behead other religion ppl..so is it right to call hindus as terrorists?? no right..so stop adding a religion to terroism word...terrorists are terrorists

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  • Scott, UAE

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    Charan, there is nothing called as Islamic , Christian or Hindu Terrorist. You should know that Terrorist has no religion. When you say " Islamic Terrorist " it hurts all the followers of ISLAM even if they don't support them or involved. Those terrorists in IRAQ has not killed only non Muslims, but lot of Muslims too. Who are they fighting with ? Is it Non Muslims ? No. They are killing Muslims too and they are not fighting for Muslims. You only believe what the western media say, you should know who controls the Media. I can only say we all should condemn these terrorist as they cannot do any good for the society.

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  • Peter L, Udupi

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    The minister is only good for dancing at Ram Leela maidan

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  • Vijay Benedict, Mangalore

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    May their Souls RIP and God give their families the strength to bear the losses . Its so cruel and pathetic.
    And its simply brushed off and forgotten by stating 'terrorism has no religion'.

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  • Raj, Mangalore

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    Modi jets around the world pretending to be a great statesman. He is a mediocrity who should go back to selling tea.

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  • Raj, Mangalore

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    Modi jets around the world pretending to be a great statesman. He is a mediocrity who should go back to selling tea.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    Where is our International Tourister ...

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  • Sunil Padival, Mangalore

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    You mean Raul Vinci Khan? He might be in India, if not in Bangkok or Italy. BTW How can government of a particular country ensure the safety of its citizens in areas which are out of its jurisdiction? Esp. in a war-torn area and confirmed reports of abduction of the citizens by enemy forces. Don''t be too blind with hatred so as to keep all your logic and brains aside before thinking.

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  • Antonio DSilva, Kuwait

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    Sunil Padival, Mangalore

    your statement "Don''t be too blind with hatred so as to keep all your logic and brains aside before thinking."

    but you can spill your dirty venom against RG whom you describe as RVK; HYPOCRITE!

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    International tourister/ bluff master/ 56 " chest, good for nothing.

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  • Juliet N Prabu, Mangalore

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    Jossey, If you are taunt is directed to the the PM , can''t blame bjp for this bro. Shushma Swaraj is one of the best minister we have currently so maybe she tried but couldn''t succeed. These savage pigs don''t understand logic. They kill men, take little girls and women as their se* slaves and keeping selling them like cattles. It''s not a failure of some political party, it''s a failure of humanity . At the same time you cannot ignore a travel advisory.

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    Shame on modi and swaraj as they are good for twitter publicity only.

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  • C.T. Thomas, Mangalore

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    There is no use blaming the embassy in a place like Iraq. What can the embassy do when they are kidnapped by an organization like IS? Terrorism has NO religion.

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  • mohan sr., Mangalore

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    It took 4 1/2 years to confirm her .... since 4 years their families requesting her but she always confirm them they alive and in safe place ... And now she is telling they died... .. poor families loss their earning children........ Who will compensate them.... ...
    Sushma Swaraj ..... as foreign minister only work she is doing is bringing pakistan people to India and nothing else
    This government only talking lies ..and zumla baji ....

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  • nithin, mangalore

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    Mr Mohan

    Ever you been in mosul and war torn iraq .

    I been in all these place's which you blame Indian Govt .

    If you doesn't ahve clue what is going on

    Send me your contact detail i will meet you personly and explain you how these operation's work,.

    Har ek ko modi or govt ko blame karo.

    ISISI thumare bagal me dukan dala hai tume nahi dik raha hai.

    lekin bath Iraqi karogi .

    more than 8000 people [Iraqi} was missing till 2015 .

    its mess there .

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  • SHAHID, SHIRVA

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    ''ISISI thumare bagal me dukan dala hai tume nahi dik raha hai'' DUKAAN DALNE FUNDING KISNE TUMNE KIYA??

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  • mohan sr., Mangalore

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    Mr Nitin
    So you know 8000 Indians are missing in Irak... ..... But our government is no clue about that ..... instead of meeting me ... why can,t you inform the government to and do some search operation... it,s better than meeting me....

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  • nithin, mangalore

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    Moham Pehele mera comment pura padle -i said 8000 people {Iraqi}

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  • chittaranjan, mangalore

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    Dear, Indian Govt informed to all Indians. not to Go Iraq and Afghanistan lone time. nearly 10 years. why the people are Going. they all Go Via Dubai and Kuwait. why Indian Govt take the responsibility.
    like vise some more country's also. but we dont care that information. then we will cry.
    Just indian Govt told dont go to SYRIA, AND YEMAN Also but some people still going.

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  • Rahul, MANGALORE

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    Our embassy is good for nothing.
    our embassy is only for namesake .
    its not to help us you can check in any GCC countries if you are in problem & you will approach our embassy you will get negative result.

    on the other hand embassys of our neighbouring countries are much wffective then us.

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    Indian Foreign Policy is so weak for skilled unskilled labour expats in the World, they misuse, mistreat Indians. Yet Foreign Ministry doesn't work for expat interest, but India needs their remittances. Policy is worst than Philippines and equal to Bangladesh, can India become Asia Power with such policy.

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    Sushma Swaraj said she had got them released. Was that a big lie then?

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