All 113 Indian fishermen, who were released from Pakistan jails on June 19, arrived here today.
The fishermen, who were apprehended by Pakistan marine security in the last one to three years from Arabian sea in Kutch district, bordering Pakistan, arrived at Vadodara from Amritsar last night and embarked to their respective villages on the same night.
The fishermen belonged to various districts of Gujarat -- Junagarh, Gir Somnath, Jamnagar, Vanakbara, Mangrol, Kodinar, Daman and Diu and few from Uttar Pradesh.
One of the fishermen, Bhagwan Babubhai on arriving at Wagah border, Attari said, "I broke into tears after stepping in India at the Wagah border."
The fishermen, who were apprehended by Pakistan marine security in the last one to three years from Arabian sea in Kutch district, bordering Pakistan, arrived at Vadodara from Amritsar last night and embarked to their respective villages on the same night.
The fishermen belonged to various districts of Gujarat -- Junagarh, Gir Somnath, Jamnagar, Vanakbara, Mangrol, Kodinar, Daman and Diu and few from Uttar Pradesh.
One of the fishermen, Bhagwan Babubhai on arriving at Wagah border, Attari said, "I broke into tears after stepping in India at the Wagah border."
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