Forty Indian nationals were kidnapped in the town of Mosul, Iraq said India's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin said that the kidnapped were workers of Tariq Noor Al Huda, a construction company based in Baghdad. The workers were reportedly fleeing the town of Mosul, which was taken over by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on June 10, when they were abducted, Daily Mail reported.

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The ministry revealed that the government had received neither ransom demand nor any information on the workers' whereabouts.

"We have not received a call of any nature, asking for ransom or confirming that they have taken the workers under their control."

The International Red Crescent movement confirmed that the workers were kidnapped but was unable to pinpoint the location. Details of the incident are still unclear pending further investigation into the matter.

A relative of a worker told media that she had received a call from her brother on Sunday, five days after Mosul was taken over by ISIS. Gurprender Kaur said that her brother told her the workers were in trouble and needed help.

Another woman cried and asked the government to bring home the kidnapped workers, which included her son.

"Our children are in trouble. We want them back safe and sound," she told media.

Over 100,000 Indian citizens work in Iraq, with almost 99 percent of them living in dangerous and unmanaged areas.

India is now working hard to ensure the safety of its citizens in Iraq.

Akbaruddin said that 46 Indian nurses working in a Tikrit hospital have been  contacted by humanitarian organizations and confirmed all to be safe. He added that the ministry will assist any of the nurses who wish to return to India but added that most of them had opted to stay, ABC news has learned.

The country has also sent a senior official in Baghdad on Wednesday to bring back a number of citizens on Friday. A call center has also been set up to facilitate communication between relatives in Iraq and back home, Akbaruddin added.

Although there is no confirmation of the identities of the kidnappers, the situation in Mosul points the suspicion heavily on the ISIS which has already seized a large portion of northern Iraq since last week.

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