Government today said that efforts are on to secure the release of 39 kidnapped Indians in Mosul town of strife-torn Iraq. Official sources in the External Affairs Ministry said that the government is constantly in touch with the countries in the region to resolve the crisis.

They said, all the Indians in captivity are unharmed and the government is fully engaged and every possible effort is being made to ensure their release.

40 Indian construction workers were kidnapped from Mosul town of Iraq and one of them fled from the captors.The Indian who fled from the captivity was undergoing debriefing and was said to be in complete safety.

The sources said 16 Indians who were evacuated from violence-affected areas of Iraq have returned to India.

The government is in constant touch with the 46 nurses stranded in Tikrit town. Meanwhile, around 28 Indians working in a company in Najaf, which is not affected by violence, have also expressed their desire to return to India and government is helping them.

Another lot of 49 Indian employees of a power sector company in Northern Iraq also conveyed to Indian mission that they want to return to India and government was also in touch with the company.

The Indian mission is looking into issues like possible contractual disputes between Indians and their employers and sort out such disputes to ensure their return.