Rishra, May 24 -- BSF Jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw, who was repatriated to India on May 14 after being in the custody of Pakistan Rangers from April 23, expressed his joy and relief upon arriving in his hometown of Rishra, West Bengal.

Shaw arrived in Kolkata on Friday and reached his hometown of Rishra in West Bengal's Hooghly district later in the day.

Following his arrival at his home, Shaw said that he came back because he was worried about his parents.

"I feel good. I came here to meet the people after the operation... I was worried about my parents, so I came home and met my entire family... I was there during the time of Operation Sindoor, and my parents were worried, so I came to meet them," the BSF Jawan said.

The atmosphere in Ri...