The three Indians, killed by unidentified people in Iraq, were buried in Karbala on Sunday, government said in Delhi as efforts were underway to ensure the return of other members of the group of 14 in a couple of days.
The last rites of Jaffer Mashadi, Moinuddin Beig and Mohammed Ahmad Ali, all hailing from Andhra Pradesh, were performed in the holy town of Karbala, Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahamed told PTI in New Delhi.
The funeral was performed after their relatives gave a nod for their burial in Karbala.
Mashadi of Vishakhapatnam and Beig and Mohammad Ahmad Ali (both from Hyderabad) were part of a group of 40 Indians and Pakistanis on their way to Karbala for pilgrimage after entering Iraq through Syria.
The group, comprising 14 Indians and 26 Pakistanis, was intercepted at Rutba in Iraq on August 31 by some armed men.
The 14 male members -- three Indians and 11 Pakistanis -- of the group were segregated and later shot dead.
With regard to the rest 11 Indian members of the group, efforts are underway to ensure their return in a couple of days.
As the attackers have snatched all their belongings, including passports, fresh travel documents are being issued to them. They would be transported back home via Iran.
Proper attention is being paid to their security and in this regard the Indian mission in Baghdad is in touch with Iraqi authorities, including the governor of Karbala, Ahamed said.
The remaining members of the group are at present lodged in a hotel in Karbala and are being moved to the Bohra Community Centre of Faizi Hussaini Trust run by an Indian Abdul Hussain Karbala, the minister said.
This is being done to provide them with a homely atmosphere, he said.