Fishermen from Pak jails arrive in state

GANDHINAGAR: Two hundred Indian fishermen who were lodged in Pakistani jails, arrived back in Vadodara on Sunday night, an official statement said.
The fishermen arrived in the state by a special train through the Wagah border and were greeted and welcomed by family members upon their arrival.
Among the released fishermen, 129 are from the Gir Somnath district, 31 from Devbhoomi Dwarka, two from Junagadh, five from Navsari, and four from Porbandar.
This homecoming is the result of efforts by both the state and central governments, the statement said. These fishermen were captured by Pakistani authorities between 2019 and 2022 while carrying out their fishing activities in the Arabian Sea.
A reception was organized at the Vadodara railway station to celebrate the fishermen's return.
A team from the state's fisheries department and the police also accompanied them at the Wagah border. Subsequently, these 200 fishermen were transported to their respective districts by private buses, the statement added.