Patna: Siwan district officials had a tough time on Tuesday convincing the family members of five residents, who were among the 39 Indians killed by ISIS in Iraq's Mosul, to accept their kin's bodies for cremation.

The bodies of the five reached the Siwan district headquarters, around 135km north-west of Patna, from the state capital in the early hours of Tuesday.

The family members of two of the deceased, Sunil Kumar Kushwaha and Adalat Singh, refused to accept the remains at the police line after officials paid their last respects to the departed. The family members of the two demanded adequate financial assistance and government jobs for the dependants of the two.

Sunil's wife, Poonam Devi, told officials that her husband was the only earning member of the family.

"There is nobody in the family to look after the two minor children and me. Who will take care of us? Only monetary help and a job can help sustain the family," she told the officials.

Adalat Singh's relatives also demanded payment of compensation on the lines of the Punjab government, which has been giving each family Rs 20,000 per month since June 2014 when the 39 Indians were abducted.

The relatives of two more victims from Bihar, Bidya Bhushan Tiwari and Santosh Kumar Singh, both residents of Sahsawan village in Siwan's Andar block, did not turn up at the police line to accept their remains. Andar block development officer Rakesh Kumar Choubey and other officials went to Sahsawan village with the bodies of Bidya and Santosh.

Mairwa block development officer Rakesh Kumar was assigned to hand over the body of Adalat Singh at Khurd village.

Dharmendra Kumar's body was handed over to the family at Harpur village in the district.

Dharmendra's brother Hansraj Kumar said the state government should consider the demands of the relatives sympathetically.

"Had the government provided them jobs in their native district, they would not have gone to Iraq where they were killed by ISIS," Hansraj said.

Siwan district magistrate Mahendra Kumar assured the family members that the administration would apprise the state government of their demands.

"At this moment we can't promise anything, but we will certainly apprise the government of your demands," a senior administrative officer quoted Mahendra as saying.

Earlier, Sunil's wife said that the district magistrate has promised to help in getting her two children - one is around six years old and another is eight - to the school of their choice.

"It took almost an hour to convince the family members to accept the mortal remains," said a deputy collector posted in Siwan.

The mortal remains of the five - Sunil Kumar Kushwaha, Adalat Singh, Dharmendra Kumar, Bidya Bhusan Tiwari and Santosh Kumar Singh - were finally consigned to flames at Rakauli Ghat and Mairwa Ghat in the presence of senior officials and local residents.

Ranjan Kumar Chauhan, director of Siwan deputy rural development agency, reached the Siwan police line around 3.30 am with the mortal remains of the five deceased. The body of the sixth victim from Bihar, Raju Yadav, has not come to Siwan because his DNA match is not conclusive.

Chief minister Nitish Kumar has directed the home department to pay Rs 5 lakh each to the five families. The labour resources department has already provided Rs 1 lakh each to the next of kin of the five.