The families of some of the victims had earlier met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj (PTI)
New Delhi:
Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh today left for Iraq to bring back the bodies of the 39 Indians, killed in the war-torn country, officials said.
The minister is expected to bring back the bodies by today.
"The minister left around 1 PM from the Hindon airbase and is expected to return with the bodies tomorrow (Monday)," an official said on Sunday.
After coming back, Mr Singh will first go to Amritsar followed by Patna and Kolkata to hand over bodies to their relatives, official sources said.
Families of some of these victims had met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi on March 26.
Earlier this month, Ms Swaraj had told parliament that as many as 40 Indians were abducted by terror group ISIS from Mosul in Iraq in June 2014, but one of them escaped posing as a Muslim from Bangladesh.
The remaining 39 Indians were taken to Badoosh and killed, she had said.
The minister is expected to bring back the bodies by today.
"The minister left around 1 PM from the Hindon airbase and is expected to return with the bodies tomorrow (Monday)," an official said on Sunday.
VK Singh is expected to bring the bodies back to India today. (File Photo)
Families of some of these victims had met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi on March 26.
The bodies of the Indian workers being carried in coffins in Iraq (PTI)
The remaining 39 Indians were taken to Badoosh and killed, she had said.
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