Sri Lanka, April 3 -- Three Sri Lankans, who were convicted in the assassination of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1991 and prematurely freed from prison, returned to the island on Wednesday (03).

According to Ada Derana correspondent, the trio - Murugan (53), Robert Payas (53) and Jayakumar (62) - reached the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake on Wednesday afternoon after departing Chennai, India around 11.30 IST.

They were among six freed in November 2022 by the Indian Supreme Court, which had said they showed "satisfactory behaviour" while in jail and also noted the Tamil Nadu government had recommended their release.

Upon their release from jail, the three men were escorted from a special camp in T...