News Nation Special: 39 Indians hostages in Iraq's Mosul are dead, confirms Sushma Swaraj

The 39 Indians missing in Iraq since they were kidnapped by the terror outfit ISIS four years ago have been confirmed dead after their bodies were found, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said in parliament today. "With full proof I can say these 39 are dead. We wanted to give the families closure only after concrete proof," she said. The minister said in the Rajya Sabha it was confirmed yesterday that the DNA of 38 had matched remains found underneath a mound, one of many in and around Mosul and Badush after their liberation from ISIS. One body was a 70 per cent match.