Kin of missing Indians in Iraq reject claim of their killing

Kin of missing Indians reportedly held captive in Mosul, Iraq, by ISIS militants, have rejected the claims of a television channel about them being killed.

Most of the missing Indians hail from Punjab, and their relatives, have said they have full faith in the government doing its best to get them back home.

Harbhajan Kaur, whose son Harsimranjit Singh is one among those declared missing in Iraq, told ANI that if the channel had to make a report on their children, it should have gone to Mosul and not Erbil and made it from there.

"This is not true. I have faith in Sushma Swaraj (External Affairs Minister), and she has said all the children are safe and alive. We all should trust her words," she said.

She further urged the television channel to avoid broadcasting misleading reports that were far away from truth.

Jeetu, the mother of Sonu, another of those declared missing, said she was initially worried to see and hear the news on the television channel, but added that she would trust if some statement comes from government.

She said, "The government should come clear on it and tell us the fate of our boys. How can we trust a media report?"

Sonu's wife, Seema, said they wanted a statement from government only.

Gurpinder Kaur, whose brother is also missing from Mosul, said she did not trust Hassan, the man who told the television channel about Indians being killed in Iraq, saying that he was known to change his statement often.

She said the government was doing enough to bring back the boys.