Kolkata, May 23 -- BSF Jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw, who was in the custody of Pakistan Rangers since April 23 and was later repatriated to India on May 14, arrived in Kolkata on Friday.

Purnam Kumar Shaw said, "It's all your blessings that I am back in my country."

Purnam Kumar Shaw was part of the BSF's 'Kisan Guard' and was deployed to protect Indian farmers posted in Punjab's Firozpur when he crossed the border inadvertently on April 23.

Earlier, the Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari met with the family members of BSF Jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw.

Adhikari had said, "I am very happy that he is back safely. I have met his family. Our armed forces are safe under the leadership of PM Modi. This is wha...