India, Feb. 17 -- Thirty-three residents of Gujarat arrived at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA) in Ahmedabad on Monday after being deported from the United States. They were part of a larger group of 112 Indian citizens who had landed at Amritsar airport on Sunday night aboard a US military aircraft.

The first group of deportees, consisting of four individuals, arrived at SVPIA around 11.30 am. Two were from Mehsana, one from Surendranagar, and one from Gandhinagar, said people familiar with the matter. The Mehsana Local Crime Branch (LCB) escorted the Mehsana residents from the airport, while the Gandhinagar resident was released with other Gandhinagar residents after the arrival of the second flight at 2 pm.

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